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Caption:
Mayport, FL (Dec. 7, 2006) -- Guests from various Veterans'
Organizations in the Jacksonville area, including Pearl Harbor
survivors, went underway with USS Farragut (DDG 99) for the 65th annual
Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony. One Hundred and sixty-four veterans
gathered on the flight deck of the Farragut for a wreath-laying
ceremony during a memorial service in memory of those fallen shipmates
lost during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Veterans gently released
flowers overboard in remembrance of shipmates and loved ones lost
during the attack. Sailors assigned to the Farragut additionally,
performed a burial at sea ceremony for eight deceased Pearl Harbor
Veterans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class
Lynn Friant (RELEASED)
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