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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Ship named for former POW

William P. Lawrence (DDG 110)Dignitaries will gather at Northrop Grumman today to christen the 28th Aegis guided-missile destroyer, William P. Lawrence (DDG 110).

Former presidential candidate Ross Perot will deliver the principal address at the 10 a.m. christening ceremony, which will include the breaking of a bottle across the bow of the 9,200-ton ship.

The DDG 110 honors the late Vice Adm. William P. Lawrence, who spent nearly six years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.

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