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    USS Sampson wreath laying ceremony

    USS SAMPSON, SUNDA STRAIT, AT SEA

    02.28.2015

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    U.S. Navy           

    150301-N-ZZ999-028 -SUNDA STRAIT (March 1, 2015) - Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) conduct a wreath laying ceremony held in commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait. Representatives from Australia, the U.S. and Indonesia visited the graves of HMAS Perth (D 29) and USS Houston (CA 30) which were sunk fighting Japanese naval forces March 1, 1942. More than 1,000 Australian and U.S. Sailors gave their lives during the battle. (U.S. Navy photo by Machinery Repairman 3rd Class Matthew Schneider/ (RELEASED)

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    Date Taken: 02.28.2015
    Date Posted: 03.04.2015 05:45
    Photo ID: 1795933
    VIRIN: 150301-N-ZZ999-028
    Resolution: 3000x2000
    Size: 989.51 KB
    Location: USS SAMPSON, SUNDA STRAIT, AT SEA

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