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The history of the United States began in Hampton Roads at Jamestown because it was easily defended from marauding Spanish pirates. Since then, the Military has always played an important role in our life in Hampton Roads.
Coast Guard Station - Virginia Beach - circa 1939
Coast Guard		 Fort Monroe circa 1912
Fortress Monroe
(34)		 Guns at Fort Story
Fort Story
General Military
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Langley Field, Va. (1738 bytes)
Langley Field
(3)		 NOB, Norfolk, Va. (1920 bytes)
Navy
(9)		 Mulberry Island, Newport News Va.
Fort Eustis
(4)		 Rip raps at Fort Wool
Fort Wool
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