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Third attack on USS Mason; one inbound missile was shot down by anti-air missile

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USS Mason came under anti-ship cruise missile attack for the third time on Oct. 15 and this time, it was confirmed that one of the missiles was taken down by the ship’s own anti-air missile.

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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Marcos T. Hernandez (http://www.navy.mil/view_image.asp?id=36581) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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