Community rallies for USS The Sullivans emergency repairs – with an assist from Jemal By Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporter Mar 4, 2021 Mar 4, 2021 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 The USS The Sullivans at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park in Buffalo, pictured on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. James P. 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