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The late Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr. is honored during a ship-naming ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Nov. 9, 2016. Secretary of the Navy 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 Marine Corps general officer. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1988 after 38 years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/ Released)
| Date Taken: | 11.09.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.16.2016 14:05 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 493214 |
| VIRIN: | 161109-M-AI083-750 |
| Filename: | DOD_103855163 |
| Length: | 00:01:04 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Downloads: | 7 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 7 |
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