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==Involvement with Molossia== | ==Involvement with Molossia== | ||
===Governor of New Antrim=== | ===Governor of New Antrim=== | ||
::''Main article: [[Protectorate of New Antrim]]'' | |||
Shortly after his abdication from the Westarctican throne, Travis was approached by [[President Kevin Baugh|President Baugh]] of [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] and offered a position as Grand Admiral of the [[Molossian Navy]]. He graciously accepted the ceremonial military post and shortly thereafter was appointed to the post of Governor of [[Protectorate of New Antrim|New Antrim]], a ten-acre Molossian protectorate in northeastern Pennsylvania. This area was roughly equivalent to the central plot of land owned by the McHenry family since the 1700s. | Shortly after his abdication from the Westarctican throne, Travis was approached by [[President Kevin Baugh|President Baugh]] of [[Republic of Molossia|Molossia]] and offered a position as Grand Admiral of the [[Molossian Navy]]. He graciously accepted the ceremonial military post and shortly thereafter was appointed to the post of Governor of [[Protectorate of New Antrim|New Antrim]], a ten-acre Molossian protectorate in northeastern Pennsylvania. This area was roughly equivalent to the central plot of land owned by the McHenry family since the 1700s. | ||
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During his time as the leader of New Antrim, Grand Admiral Hess participated in the [[Molossia-Mustachistan War]], which lasted from May - June in 2006. The Grand Admiral served with distinction on the Eastern Front by leading the Molossian Navy to victory in the [[Battle of Lake Jean]], a feat for which he was awarded the Mustachistan War Medal. He also successfully mediated the [[New Antrim Tobacco Crisis]] in 2007. | During his time as the leader of New Antrim, Grand Admiral Hess participated in the [[Molossia-Mustachistan War]], which lasted from May - June in 2006. The Grand Admiral served with distinction on the Eastern Front by leading the Molossian Navy to victory in the [[Battle of Lake Jean]], a feat for which he was awarded the Mustachistan War Medal. He also successfully mediated the [[New Antrim Tobacco Crisis]] in 2007. | ||
In late 2008, President Baugh and Grand Admiral | In late 2008, when Travis was preparing to leave the Navy and move to Southern California to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, President Baugh and the Grand Admiral both agreed that the Protectorate of New Antrim had run its course and outlived its usefulness as a Molossian side-show. The protectorate was quietly retired without fanfare or an official announcement. | ||
===Governor of Desert Homestead=== | ===Governor of Desert Homestead=== |