File:USS Iowa families.jpg

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The families of the 47 sailors killed in the April 19, 1989, gun turret explosion aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) attend a shipboard ceremony with the IOWA's crew on the one-year anniversary of the explosion. A plaque bearing the names of the men who died is being dedicated during the ceremony. (Released to Public) Location: NAVAL AIR STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (VA) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

DoD photo by: PH1 BOB SABO Date Shot: 19 Apr 1990

Source: http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/

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