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WBM may 2018
Top: A close-up of John Gallagher’s
presentation sword with “The President
Engaging the Endymion” etched on
the blade. Left: Gallagher’s silver
commemorative medal depicting a bust
of Commodore Stephen Decatur, an early
American naval hero. Middle: Gallagher’s
presentation sword awarded by the
governor of Maryland for his action during
the War of 1812 and the matching black
leather scabbard.
