Odessans took a picture of the inside has come to their port, the destroyer James E. Williams

Recently in the port of Odessa was visited by one of the most modern American destroyers USS James E. Williams (DDG-95). Shoot, looks like an American destroyer from the inside, has managed the Duma.

James E. Williams – forty-fifth ship in the series of destroyers of the “Arleigh Burke”. It was founded on 15 July 2002 and was built on the most modern of all projects. Just a year later, on 25 June 2003, the ship was launched.

The person in whose honor the destroyer is named, is widely known in the world as the most decorated soldier in American naval history. Indian by nationality, he participated in two wars – Korean and Vietnam.

A very popular martial episode from the biography of James when he, commanding a small river boat on the Mekong river, managed along with his men to repulse a serious attack of the partisans-Communists, then called helicopters, which destroyed the large compound of the Viet Cong. According to the Americans in that battle they killed about 1,000 supporters of Ho Chi Minh. During this battle James was awarded the highest military award of the United States – the Medal of Honor. Also he had the Navy cross, two Silver stars, the medal of “Legion of honor”, three Bronze stars, three Purple hearts, air medal, Navy and marine Corps and several other awards.

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The destroyer USS James E. Williams

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