071103-N-9909C-008 BOSTON (Nov. 3, 2007) - Sailors man the rails aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) during the shipÕs commissioning ceremony. Sampson is the fourth ship named for Rear Adm. William T. Sampson, a naval hero durin
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