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US Naval ship named after Cheshire native to be commissioned

6+ hour, 53+ min ago  (358+ words) Retired U. S. Marine Corps Colonel Harvey Curtiss "Barney" Barnum Jr. said he was left speechless ten years ago when he found out an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would bear his name. "It really took me to my knees," Col. Barnum said. "It…...