Kahu Sherman Thompson performs a traditional Hawaiian blessing during a remembrance ceremony for the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Sigsbee (DD 502)
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Apr. 16, 2012) Kahu Sherman Thompson performs a traditional Hawaiian blessing during a remembrance ceremony for the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Sigsbee (DD 502) aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). The ceremony paid respects to the 23 Sailors whose lives were lost when a kamikaze suicide plane struck Sigsbee on April 14, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. Chung-Hoon is named in honor of Rear Adm. Gordon Paie'a Chung-Hoon, who was awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as the commanding officer of Sigsbee during the battle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico) File# 120416-N-WP746-317
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16/04/2012 - 16/04/2012
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