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We need military help

When I was commander of U.S. Southern Command, in charge of all military operations south of the U.S., I was lucky enough to break my admiral’s flag in the U.S.N.S. Comfort, the massive U.S. Navy hospital ship. Now Comfort and her sister ship Mercy are soon to deploy to the East and West coasts, respectively, of the U.S.

Both ships are highly capable—70,000 tons, a thousand hospital beds and 1,200 medical professionals in addition

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