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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjah    
,mrs4 ,fis*] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,sasse7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,commemorat+ ! commission+ ( ! ,,uss    
,omaha4  ,:]eas ! great city ( ,omaha1  
,nebraska1 0 f\nd$ on ,july #d1 #ahed2  
,:]eas ! ,lone ,tree ,f]ry br++ pione]s 
across ! ,miss\ri ,riv] into ,omaha     
caus$ ,omaha to become kn[n z ! ,gateway
 to ! ,we/2 ,:]eas ,nebraska is ! only  
triply l&lock$ ,/ate 9 ! ,union2 ,:]eas 
! fir/ ,,uss ,omaha 0 a screw sloop     
laun*$ 9 #ahfi1 #b ye>s aft] ,nebraska  
became a ,/ate on ,m>* #a1 #ahfg2 ,:]eas
 ! second ,,uss ,omaha 7,,cl-#d7 0 an   
,omaha class light cruis] commission$ on
 ,febru>y #bd1 #aibc2 ,:]eas ! ,,uss    
,omaha 7,,cl-#d7 s]v$ 9 bo? ! ,pacific &
 ,atlantic !at]s & captur$ a ,g]man     
blockade runn] a mon? be=e ,_w ,w> ,,ii 
(ficially began2 ,:]eas ! ,nebraska     
,admirals ,association1 =m$ 9 #aica1 has

 _h ?\s&s ( ,admirals commission$ 9 !   
,nebraska ,navy to promote ,! ,good     
,life2 ,:]eas ! ,big ,r$ ,sub ,club--   
7#a7 0 =m$ to support ! crews ( ! ,,uss 
,nebraska 7,,ssbn-#gci72 &  7#b7 is !   
mo/ active ,/ate organization support+ !
 subm>9e fleet ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas
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,nebraska ,c\ncil1 /rongly supports a   
/rong ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy = national    
security2 ,:]eas on ,june #aa1 #bjab1   
,secret>y ( ! ,navy ,ray ,mabus ann\nc$ 
t an ,indep5d5ce class littoral combat  
%ip w\ld be nam$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,%ip   
,omaha2 ,:]eas on ,novemb] #bj1 #bjae1 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy laun*$ ! ,,uss     
,omaha2 ,:]eas on ,decemb] #ai1 #bjae1 !
 ,,uss ,omaha 0 *ri/5$ 9 ,mobile1       
,alabama1 sponsor$ by ,omaha            
philan?ropi/ ,susie ,buffett2 & ,:]eas  
on ,febru>y #c1 #bjah1 ! ,,uss ,omaha w 
be commission$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   
,s5ate commemorates--  7#a7 !           
commission+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,%ip      
,omaha 7,,lcs-#ab72 &  7#b7 ! mission ( 

! ,,uss ,omaha z a network$1 agile1     
/eal?y surface combatant capable (      
defeat+ antiaccess & asymmetric ?reats 9
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