Hagen's

He was a 19-year-old enlisted sailor on the USS Samuel B. Roberts when it was sunk in battle in 1944—in the same engagement that claimed Bob Hagen's USS Johnston.

The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011

In Hagen's presence I felt the weight of history and of a desperate naval battle the likes of which would never take place again.

The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011

I was a young historian writing a book about the Battle Off Samar, and Hagen's conversation was my entrée into the USS Johnston's wardroom.

The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011

I was a young historian writing a book about the Battle Off Samar, and Hagen's conversation was my entrée into the USS Johnston's wardroom.

The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011

In Hagen's presence I felt the weight of history and of a desperate naval battle the likes of which would never take place again.

The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011

He was a 19-year-old enlisted sailor on the USS Samuel B. Roberts when it was sunk in battle in 1944—in the same engagement that claimed Bob Hagen's USS Johnston.

The Things They Buried James D. Hornfischer 2011

And the president would not have had Hagen's vote on things like SCHIP and pay equity and the stimulus.

Centrist Dems Start Rebelling on Obama's Spending Plans 2010

And the president would not have had Hagen's vote on things like SCHIP and pay equity and the stimulus.

Centrist Dems Start Rebelling on Obama's Spending Plans 2010

And the president would not have had Hagen's vote on things like SCHIP and pay equity and the stimulus.

Centrist Dems Start Rebelling on Obama's Spending Plans 2010

Hagen's is a contemporaneous report of a face to face conversation.

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