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‘First Navy Jack’ Flies in Hawaii to Honor 17 Sailors Lost in Collisions
By Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Corwin Colbert, Navy Region Hawaii
The First Navy Jack is a flag consisting of a rattlesnake superimposed across 13 horizontal alternating red and white stripes with the motto, “Don’t Tread On Me.” Commodore Esek Hopkins first employed it in 1775 as he readied the Continental Navy in the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War.
Published January 03, 2018 at 02:54PM
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