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Friday, April 17, 2009

USS STOCKDALE, The Navy's Newest Ship, to be Commissioned this Saturday

James Bond StockdaleUSS STOCKDALE (DDG 106), the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, will be Commissioned at Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme on Saturday, April 18 at 11:00 during a formal ceremony featuring H. Ross Perot as the Honorary Chair for the event and Admiral Keating as the Keynote Speaker.

An estimated 100 Vietnam Veterans and former Prisoners of War, Medal of Honor recipients and family members are attending this historic commissioning and the surrounding events.

The fast warship - which is the same class of Navy ship as the USS Bainbridge deployed to the waters off Somalia to help in the rescue efforts of Capt. Roberts Phillips - will provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities.

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