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Caption:
At sea with USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) Sep. 6, 2002 -- More than 500
Sailors and Marines assemble on the ship's flight deck to commemorate
the one-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the
United States by spelling out the now famous quote from Mr. Todd
Beamer, "Let's Roll." Beamer was one of the heroic passengers on
United Flight 93, which crashed in a western Pennsylvania field after
he and several other passengers attempted to regain control of the
plane from terrorist hijackers. Many believe the terrorists were
heading for Washington, D.C. Currently deployed in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom, the 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship is
the lead element of a three-ship Amphibious Readiness Group
(ARG). The ship carries a crew of 1,000 Sailors and more than
1,300 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations
Capable) based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. The ship can use a
combination of helicopters, AV-8B Harrier II vertical launch
attack aircraft, and amphibious landing craft to send and support
Marines ashore during combat and humanitarian operations. U.S.
Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Steven L. Cooke.
(RELEASED)
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