The past June, the Center for Security Policy awarded former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, father of the 600 ship Navy, with the Freedom Flame Award at the Union Club in New York City.

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That about sums up how people are describing conditions aboard the Carnival Triumph Tuesday as tugboats slowly drag the stricken cruise ship toward Alabama -- and freedom for its 3, 143 passengers.

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That about sums up how people are describing conditions aboard the Carnival Triumph Tuesday as tug boats slowly dragged the stricken cruise ship toward Alabama -- and freedom for its 3, 143 passengers.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

In 1839, slaves aboard a ship called the Amistad revolted to secure their freedom while being transported from one Cuban port to another.

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I'm the soldier who is waiting on a ship, knowing that I may have to give my life for my nation's freedom.

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The dock-landing ship, the USS Portland, recently returned from a three-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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