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[1] [2]	[1] 67k [2] 125k	Rear Adm. James B. Stockdale in full dress white uniform. He is one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the Navy, wearing twenty six personal combat decorations, including two Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Distinguished Service Medals, two Purple Hearts, and four Silver Star medals in addition to the Medal of Honor. Later he obtained the rank of Vice Admiral, and is the only three star Admiral in the history of the Navy to wear both aviator wings and the Medal of Honor. [1] U.S. Navy photo. [2] Tombstone at the Naval Academy February 2008.		Larry Backus
	73k	San Diego, January 12 2006, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Mike Mullen, presents a photo of the newly announced Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) to the widow of the late Vice Adm. John B. Stockdale. The photo was presented during the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association West 2006 Conference. USS Stockdale is scheduled to be commissioned in 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Gas Turbine System Technician 3rd class Andrew Korenkov.		Tony Cowart
	92k	A series of construction photos from Bath Iron Works.		Kevin Kelly
	102k	Aa above.		Kevin Kelly
	105k	Aa above.		Kevin Kelly
	133k	USS Stockdale (DDG 106) under construction at Bath Iron Works.		Bill Gonyo
	27k	Sybil Stockdale, widow of Vice Admiral James Stockdale, center, joined by granddaughter Elizabeth Stockdale, left, and assisted by Jim Favreau, of Bath Iron Works, right, releases a bottle to christen the Arleigh Burke Class destroyer Stockdale, Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine.		Bill Gonyo
	162k	Christening Program for Stockdale DDG 106, held on May 10, 2008 at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine.		Robert M. Cieri
	223k	Two scenes from the Commissioning ceremony on April 18 2009 at Port Hueneme, CA.		Chuck White
	106k	As above.		Chuck White
	224k	090418-N-0000V-001. Port Hueneme, Calif., April 18 2009, the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG-106) is commissioned at Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme. U.S. Navy photo by Vance Vasquez.		Bill Gonyo
	157k	Ship's patch.		Robert M. Cieri
	61k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski

CDR Fred W. Kacher    Apr 18 2009 - present