In 2019, the Naval Order of the United States dedicated a memorial marker in Malta, Italy, honoring the American and Maltese sailors of the First Mediterranean Squadron of the United States Navy and its flagship USS Constitution. Public Historian Carl Herzog sat down with LCDR Michael A. L. Zampella, Defense Attaché Service, to learn more.
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