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	122k	Captain Laboon was affectionately known as "Father Jake" and was indeed "a one of a kind": football star at the U.S. Naval Academy (Class of 1944), National championship Lacrosse All-American, submarine hero and battlefield Chaplain with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam. In World War II, Ensign Laboon was awarded the Silver Star Medal for bravery for diving from hi submarine to rescue a downed aviator,under heavy enemy fire. For his combat duty in Vietnam he was decorated with the Legion of Merit. Lieutenant Laboon left the Navy at the end of World War II to become a Jesuit priest. In 1958 he returned as a chaplain to the Navy he loved. Over the next 21 years he served in virtually every branch of the Navyan Marine Corps. His assignments included tours in Alaska, Hawaii, Japan and Vietnam. He was the first Chaplain for the Polaris Submarine Program and the Senior Catholic Chaplain at the U.S. Naval Academy. When he retired in 1979, Captain Laboon was the Fleet Chaplain, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Father Laboon returned to Annapolis as the house manager of the Jesuit retreat facility, Manresa-on-Severn and finally was pastor St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Church in Woodstock, Maryland. He died in 1988. Throughout a lifetime of service to God and country. Father Laboon was an extraordinary example of dedication to sailors and marines everywhere. His genuine interest and concern for all his shipmates made him the most widely known and respected Roman Catholic Chaplain among the officers, sailors and marines of the U. S. Fleet.		Robert M. Cieri
	116k	USS Laboon (DDG-58) poster courtesy of Lockheed Martin.		Bill Gonyo
	108k	The Launching Program for USS Laboon DDG 58 held at Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, ME on February 20, 1993. The cover illustration is by Vince Piecyk of General Electric.		Robert M. Cieri
	109k	DN-SC-93-02941. A port beam view of the guided missile destroyer Laboon (DDG-58) at anchor in the harbor after being launched from the ways during its christening and launching ceremony at Bath Iron Works shipyard. BIW photo dated February 20 1993.		Bill Gonyo
	138k	DN-SC-97-01098. An aerial port side view of the guided missile destroyer USS LABOON (DDG-58) sailing past an historical old New England coastal defense fort en route to the Atlantic Ocean to conduct builders sea trails. BIW photo dated October 1 1994.		Bill Gonyo
	58k	Official Invitation to the Commissioning Ceremony held at Naval Station, Norfolk, VA on 18 March 1995.		Robert M. Cieri
	46k	Program for a Continental Breakfast for the guests of the Commissioning.		Robert M. Cieri
	93k	The Commissioning Program.		Robert M. Cieri
	96k	Norfolk 1995.		Graeme D Fuller
	119k	Nauticus 1995.		Graeme D Fuller
	32k	Halifax, NS September 11 1995.		Marc Piché
	106k	Halifax, NS September 11 1995.		Marc Piché
	163k	DN-SC-97-00787. A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47) and the Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer USS LABOON (DDG-58). This gives a side by side comparison of the two Aegis Class warships. Hampton Roads photo by Don Montgomery dated April 1 1996.		Bill Gonyo
	45k	September 3, 1996, a Tomahawk Cruise missile is launched from the aft missile silo on board the U.S. Navy’s Arliegh Burke Class destroyer USS LaBoon (DDG 58) at 0715 local time in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Following Saddam Hussein’s offensive action into Kurdish territory within the UN sponsored “no-fly zone”, above the 36th parallel, U.S. Naval forces launched 14 Tomahawk Cruise missiles on targets in Iraq. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Wyane W. Edwards		Fred Weiss
	39k	Norfolk July 24 1998.		Marc Piché
	33k	Norfolk July 25 1998.		Marc Piché
	61k	Norfolk July 28 1998.		Marc Piché
	56k	USS Laboon DDG 58 in Gibraltar on 5th August 2000.		© Daniel Ferro
	15k	USS Laboon DDG-58 underway North Atlantic April 21, 2001.		Steven A. Cardali
	96k	Souda Bay, Greece, Oct 19 2002, USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives in Souda Bay for a brief port visit. Laboon is homeported in Norfolk, Va. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley.		Fred Weiss/Steven A. Cardali
	69k	The Guided Missile Destroyer USS Laboon DDG-58 transits up the Delaware River for a four day Port Visit to Philadelphia, PA US Navy photograph by Chief Journalist Mate Dave Fitz March 18, 2003.		Fred Weiss/Steven A. Cardali
	65k	USS Laboon DDG-58 in the Atlantic Ocean April 21 2004.		Steven A. Cardali
	97k	040630-N-4729H-012. Philadelphia, PA, June 30 2004, the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) passes the battleship USS New Jersey museum as she pulls into Penn's Landing pier in Philadelphia, Pa. on the Delaware River. Laboon is taking part in the city's "Let Freedom Ring" Fourth of July celebration. The celebration includes free concerts, fireworks and a ceremony honoring Afghanistan leader Hamid Karzai. Laboon will host visitors for two days of tours, while Philadelphia recruiters will be on hand to explain Navy opportunities to interested visitors. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Monica Hallman.		Bill Gonyo
	101k	Norfolk, VA, September 12 2006, the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Laboon (DDG 58) and USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) moored pier side in Naval Station Norfolk undergoing a maintenance period. Copyright by terms of Creative Commons. Photo provided by T.M. Wolf.		Bill Gonyo
	91k	070414-N-2735T-041. 13 April 2007, the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) pulls alongside guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during maneuvering exercises in the Atlantic. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Coleman Thompson.		Robert M. Cieri
	79k	070413-N-2735T-026. Atlantic Ocean, 13 April 2007, the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) performs maneuvers in preparation for the Neptune Warrior training course. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Coleman Thompson.		Robert M. Cieri
	89k	070414-N-2735T-125. 14 April 2007, the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) pulls up alongside USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during maneuvering exercises in the Atlantic. Laboon and Bainbridge are both in transit to participate in the Neptune Warrior training course, which will test the interoperability of NATO coalition forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Coleman Thompson.		Robert M. Cieri
	104k	070419-N-5681S-042. Faslane, Scotland, 19 April 2007, the guided-missile destroyers USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) and USS Laboon (DDG 58) are in port for liberty. American and European ships are in Faslane to prepare for Neptune Warrior, a ten-day course to certify ships for NATO deployments. The Neptune Warrior course is designed to increase interoperability among NATO coalition forces in a maritime combat environment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Starkey.		Robert M. Cieri
	95k	Souda Bay, Greece, January 9 2008, the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives for a routine port visit to the island of Crete. Laboon is on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2 and is conducting operations in support of Operation Active Endeavor. Active Endeavor operates in the Mediterranean Sea and is designed to prevent the movement of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction as well as to enhance the security of shipping in general. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley, ID# 080109-N-0780F-001.		Robert M. Cieri
	94k	Souda Bay, Greece, January 9 2008, the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives for a routine port visit to the island of Crete. Laboon is on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 2 and is conducting operations in support of Operation Active Endeavor. Active Endeavor operates in the Mediterranean Sea and is designed to prevent the movement of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction as well as to enhance the security of shipping in general. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley, ID# 080109-N-0780F-003.		Robert M. Cieri
	204k	080109-N-0780F-004. Souda Bay, January 9 2008, sailors conduct mooring operations as the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives for a routine port call to the island of Crete, Greece. Laboon is on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, which is conducting operations in support of Operation Active Endeavor. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley.		Robert M. Cieri
	147k	080109-N-0780F-008. Souda Bay, January 9 2008, line handlers conduct mooring operations as the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives at the pier, for a routine port call to the island of Crete, Greece. Laboon is on a scheduled six-month deployment U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley.		Robert M. Cieri
	147k	080616-N-5487R-002. Atlantic Ocean, June 16 2008, following the lead of Cmdr. David McFarland, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 88 Navy Accelerate Your Life Chevrolet, assesses the waters ahead. Keselowski and several other members of the JR Motorsports team visited Sailors aboard Laboon, some of whom visited the team in their work environment as Fleet Honorees at the March Nationwide Series race in Bristol, Tenn. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Andrea Ross.		Robert M. Cieri
	164k	090828-N-5292M-480. Norfolk, August 28 2009, the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives at pier 6 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie R. Matyascik.		Bill Gonyo
	11k	Ships patch.		Steven A. Cardali

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