Proceedings Magazine - July 2008 Vol. 134/7/1,265

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Issue: Proceedings Magazine - July 2008 Vol. 134/7/1,265

Modern-Day Minehunting, Destroyer Style

(See S. J. Coughlin, pp. 42-46, June 2008 Proceedings)

Rear Admiral Charles F. Horne III, U.S. Navy (Retired)—...

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