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    USS Sampson wreath laying ceremony

    USS SAMPSON, SUNDA STRAIT, AT SEA

    02.28.2015

    Photo by Christopher Perez 

    U.S. Navy           

    150301-N-IS885-009 - SUNDA STRAIT (March 1, 2015) - Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), bottom, the Australian Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84), top left, and Indonesian Navy vessels participate in 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Perez/(RELEASED)

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    Date Taken: 02.28.2015
    Date Posted: 03.04.2015 07:11
    Photo ID: 1796017
    VIRIN: 150301-N-IS885-009
    Resolution: 2187x1432
    Size: 891.39 KB
    Location: USS SAMPSON, SUNDA STRAIT, AT SEA

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