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Post by jamshundred on Sept 20, 2019 13:56:04 GMT
Arrival of special guests at about the 6:30 mark on the tape   |
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Post by jamshundred on Sept 20, 2019 16:09:57 GMT
Welcome! Pleased to have you visit.  |
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Post by jamshundred on Sept 20, 2019 22:14:05 GMT
A "special" ceremony to welcome the Prime Minister and his wife I love this country, and I never enjoy anything more than watching the US Armed Forces. I LOVED this presentation of the troops! Fantastic!  |
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Post by jamshundred on Sept 21, 2019 1:02:00 GMT
Details of the gift exchange, per Judd Deere — Gifts for the Official Visit of Prime Minister Morrison and Mrs. Morrison Joint Gifts: • Archival Hand-bound Leather Album within Archival Clamshell Box Hand-tooled and hand-inscribed in 23-karat genuine gold by Washington, D.C. artisans, this bespoke album is a customary gift for an Official or State Visit during the Trump Administration. The hand-finished, calfskin leather photo album features acid free, museum-quality pages with a 300-year lifespan and was produced specifically for Prime Minister Morrison and Mrs. Morrison’s Official Visit to the United States. • Tiffany & Co. Revere Bowl Crafted by renowned New York City jeweler Tiffany & Co., this pewter bowl is a customary gift for an Official or State Visit during the Trump Administration. The hand-engraved bowl displays the Seal of the President of the United States and the signatures of both President Trump and Mrs. Trump. Gifts for Prime Minister Morrison from President Trump: • Model of USS Canberra On October 6, 2017, the United States Navy awarded a Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Canberra. The decision was made to honor the friendship and alliance between the United States and Australia, as well as the HMS Canberra, a decommissioned ship of the Australian Royal Navy. On February 22, 2019, construction on the ship began at the Austal shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, and has a projected commissioning in 2023. This one-of-a-kind model, showcasing the American and Australian flags, is presented in a case featuring a piece of the aluminum cut during the construction of the USS Canberra. “LCS 30” and “2-22-19” are written on the piece of aluminum, which stands for Littoral Combat Ship #30 and marks the date that the first piece of metal was cut to start the fabrication of the ship. • Framed Map of the Battle of the Coral Sea Created by the United States Navy, this map features the trajectory of the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 8, 1942. During World War II, after the United States learned of the Japanese plan to invade and occupy Port Moresby (present-day Papua New Guinea), two U.S. Navy carrier task forces, alongside a joint Australian-U.S. cruiser, were dispatched to oppose the offensive. The battle was a major naval encounter between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Naval and Air Forces of the United States and Australia, which became known as the Battle of the Coral Sea. Fought between May 4th and May 8th 1942, the battle is considered the first military encounter in which aircraft carriers engaged each other. Gift from Mrs. Trump to Mrs. Morrison: • Tiffany & Co. Infinity Cuff in White House Wood Leather Jewelry Box Crafted by the renowned, iconic New York City jeweler Tiffany & Co., this sterling silver and 18-karat gold cuff is presented in a custom leather jewelry box. The hand-finished calfskin leather jewelry box was hand-tooled with 23-karat genuine gold by Washington, D.C. artisans, and features wood dividers taken from a naturally fallen magnolia tree located on White House grounds.  |
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