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About John W. Kennedy

John W. Kennedy

John W. Kennedy is a retired naval officer who for the last seven and one-half years served as the Director of Education and Community Outreach for the Naval War College Museum at Newport. In that capacity, he ran the popular Eight Bells history lecture series. He retired in 2016.
Latest Posts | By John W. Kennedy
The Naval Training Station at Newport: A Place in U.S. Naval History
10 years ago

The Naval Training Station at Newport: A Place in U.S. Naval History

By  •  Rhode Island, Military

Many think that the acquisition of Coasters Harbor Island in Newport by the United States Navy, for use as a naval training station, was a simple, linear process that arose …
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