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Caption:
New York Harbor (May 24, 2006) -- The guided-missile destroyer USS
Mason (DDG 87) sails pass the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor
headed for a Manhattan pier to participate in the 19th Annual Fleet
Week New York City. Fleet Week has been sponsored by New York City
since 1984 in celebration of the United States sea service. The annual
event also provides an opportunity for citizens of New York City and
the surrounding Tri-State area to meet Sailors, and Marines, as well as
witness first hand the latest capabilities of today's Navy and Marine
Corps team. Fleet week includes dozens of military demonstrations and
displays, including public tours of many of the participating ships.
U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Second Class David P. Coleman (RELEASED)
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