,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ecc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjah ,mrs4 
,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4    
,jones1 & ,mr4 ,wick]7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  
,,resolution  ,commemorat+ ! commission+
 ( ! ,,uss ,man*e/]4  ,:]eas ! ,/ate (  
,new ,hamp%ire has a long & di/+ui%$    
hi/ory ( milit>y s]vice dat+ back to    
#afhj1 :5 militia companies 7 =m$ 9 !   
,/ate to protect ! citiz5s ( ,new       
,hamp%ire2 ,:]eas ,new ,hamp%ire s5t #c 
regim5ts ( m9utem5 to ,bo/on 9 ! wake ( 
! skirmi%es at ,lex+ton & ,concord1 & _m
 ( ^? m9utem5 w5t on to fight gallantly 
"u ! comm& ( !n ,colonel1 & future      
,major ,g5]al1 ,john ,/>k at ! ,battle (
 ,bunk] ,hill on ,june #ag1 #agge2      
,:]eas ,portsm\? %ipbuild] ,john        
,langdon1 :o w\ld lat] become a ,unit$  
,/ates ,s5ator1 ov]saw ! con/ruction (  
"s ( ! fir/ vessels ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,navy1 includ+ ! sloop-(-w> ! ,,uss     
,rang]1 :i* 0 built & equipp$ = naval   

h]o ,capta9 ,john ,paul ,jones2 ,:]eas !
 city ( ,man*e/]1 ,new ,hamp%ire        
7commonly kn[n z ! ,que5 ,city71 is--   
7#a7 ! l>ge/ city 9 nor!rn ,new ,engl&2 
7#b7 an eng9e = ! economy ( ,new        
,hamp%ire2 &  7#c7 ! namesake ( ! fir/  
indu/rializ$ city 9 ! _w1 ,man*e/]1     
,engl&2  ,:]eas ! fir/ vessel ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,navy to be nam$ = ! city (     
,man*e/]1 ,new ,hamp%ire1 0 ! ,,uss     
,man*e/] 7,,cl-#hc71 :i*--  7#a7 0 a    
,clevel& class light cruis] commission$ 
on ,octob] #bi1 #aidf2  7#b7 s]v$ )     
di/9ction 9 #c combat t\rs dur+ !       
,korean ,w>2 &  7#c7 receiv$ #i battle  
/>s = h] s]vice2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #af1 
#bjac1 ,secret>y ( ! ,navy ,raymond     
,edw9 ,mabus1 ,jr41 ann\nc$ t an        
,indep5d5ce class ,littoral ,combat ,%ip
 7commonly kn[n z an ,,lcs7 w\ld be nam$
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preamble z ! ,,uss ,man*e/]             
7,,lcs-#ad772 ,:]eas1 on ,june #bi1     
#bjae1 !re 0 a keel-lay+ c]emony = !    
,,uss ,man*e/] 7,,lcs-#ad7 9 ,mobile1   

,alabama2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #g1 #bjaf1 !  
,,uss ,man*e/] 7,,lcs-#ad7 0 *ri/5$ 9   
,mobile1 ,alabama1 & sponsor$ by ,unit$ 
,/ates ,s5ator ,jeanne ,%ahe52 ,:]eas1  
on ,may #ab1 #bjaf1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,navy laun*$ ! ,,uss ,man*e/]           
7,,lcs-#ad72 & ,:]eas ! ,,uss ,man*e/]  
7,,lcs-#ad7--  7#a7 w jo9 ! ,,uss ,new  
,hamp%ire 7,,ssn-#ggh7 fa/ attack       
subm>9e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy fleet2 &
  7#b7 w be commission$ 9 ,portsm\?1    
,new ,hamp%ire1 on ,may #bf1 #bjah3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate commemorates !
 commission+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,%ip     
,man*e/] 7,,lcs-#ad71 ! mission ( :i* w 
be to act z a network$1 agile1 /eal?y   
surface combatant capable ( defeat+     
anti-access & asymmetric ?reats 9 !     
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