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    Secretary of the Navy names Navy Destroyer after first African-American Marine aviator and general officer [Image 2 of 8]

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    Secretary of the Navy names Navy Destroyer after first African-American Marine aviator and general officer

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    11.09.2016

    Photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez 

    Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

    Brig. Gen. Matthew Glavy speaks during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 9, 2016. During the ceremony, Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus announced that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, DDG 121, will be named the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., in honor of the Marine Corps lieutenant general who was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first Marine Corps general officer. Petersen was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and general officer. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1988 after 38 years of service. Glavy is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/ Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.09.2016
    Date Posted: 11.09.2016 20:05
    Photo ID: 2979385
    VIRIN: 161109-M-AI083-002
    Resolution: 5129x3469
    Size: 3.31 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, FLORIDA, US

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