From the June 20th USA Today Letters.
In response to an article in the uSA Today on the declaration of war last Monday back in 1812, George Halo of Forked River, New Jersey, wrote that his ancestor was Captain James Lawrence, commander of the USS Chesapeake who was mortally wounded by small arms fire after his ship was boarded. His dying words were "Don't give up the ship" which has become a US Navy motto.
He was buried in the United Trinity Church graveyard in New York City and was later covered by dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Attack.
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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