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    Mission fulfilled: USS Ponce's final return [Image 8 of 17]

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    Mission fulfilled: USS Ponce's final return

    NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    12.02.2011

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nathanael T. Miller 

    U.S. Navy           

    Sailors man the rails on the foc'sle of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce before rendering honors as Ponce overtakes the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely in the mouth of Hampton Roads. Ponce is returning to Naval Station Norfolk for the final time after completing its last week at sea. After 40 years of service Ponce's crew is beginning the ship's decommissioning process, set for 2012.

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    Date Taken: 12.02.2011
    Date Posted: 12.13.2011 05:16
    Photo ID: 498594
    VIRIN: 111202-N-YX169-074
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 2.84 MB
    Location: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US

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