020911-N-5027S-001 At sea aboard USS Saipan (LHA 2) Sep. 11, 2002 -- AerographerÕs Mate 3rd Class William Newton from Pittsburgh, Pa., hoists the ÒNavy Jack.Ó The Flag is being flown in honor of the events of September 11th, 2001. Under direction of the Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England, all Navy ships will fly the ÒNavy JackÓ in place of the ÒUnion JackÓ for the duration of the war on terrorism. The ÒNavy JackÓ is a flag consisting of a rattlesnake superimposed across thirteen horizontal alternating red and white stripes, with the motto, ÒDonÕt Tread on Me.Ó Saipan is conducti

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020911-N-5027S-001 At sea aboard USS Saipan (LHA 2) Sep. 11, 2002 -- AerographerÕs Mate 3rd Class William Newton from Pittsburgh, Pa., hoists the ÒNavy Jack.Ó The Flag is being flown in honor of the events of September 11th, 2001. Under direction of the Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England, all Navy ships will fly the ÒNavy JackÓ in place of the ÒUnion JackÓ for the duration of the war on terrorism. The ÒNavy JackÓ is a flag consisting of a rattlesnake superimposed across thirteen horizontal alternating red and white stripes, with the motto, ÒDonÕt Tread on Me.Ó Saipan is conducting underway training in the Atlantic. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Robert M. Schalk. (RELEASED) US Navy 020911-N-5027S-001 Hoisting the

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