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Three generations of one family carved their names into the steel of the USS Texas.

Stanislaw Kowalski, coal passer. The ship runs aground on Block Island. That night he goes below with a knife and carves KOWALSKI into a bulkhead the officers won't see.

Frank Kowalski, gunner. D-Day. Fires 255 shells at Pointe du Hoc in 34 minutes. Goes below with the same knife and carves his name right under his father's.

Mike Kowalski, 28, plays World of Warships. A clan-chat ping pulls him to a livestream of the dry dock. He sees a name in the steel that matches his own. Flies to Galveston. Finds both. Adds the third.

Come on, Texas.

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