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1 September 1953 : Major General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, USMC, namesake of FFG23. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DM-SN-02-05309 from the Defense Visual Information Center)
USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG23) (1982-1998) was the first ship to be named in his honor. |
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17 April 1982 : Long Beach, Cal. - A Marine Corps color guard marches during the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile frigate USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG23). (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-06796 by PH3 Kenneth V. Flemings, from the DVIC) |
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17 April 1982 : Long Beach, Cal. - Crewmen stand at parade rest during the commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-82-06822 by PH3 Kenneth V. Flemings, from the DVIC) |
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17 April 1982 : Long Beach, Cal. - Mrs. Lewis B. Puller, ship's sponsor, listens during the commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-82-06816 by PH3 Kenneth V. Flemings, from the DVIC) |
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17 April 1982: Long Beach, Cal. - Lewis B. Puller Jr. (1945-1994), a disabled Viet Nam veteran and author of the 1992 Pulitzer prize winning "Fortunate Son", listens during the commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-82-06817 by PH3 Kenneth V. Flemings, from the DVIC) |
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17 April 1982: Long Beach, Cal. - Mrs. Lewis B. Puller, ship's sponsor, presents a sword to the ship during the commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-06797 by PH3 Kenneth V. Flemings, from the DVIC) |
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17 April 1982: Long Beach, Cal. - A crewman prepares to raise the flag during the commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-82-06813 by PH3 Kenneth V. Flemings, from the DVIC) |
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17 April 1982: Long Beach, Cal. - Crew members of Lewis B. Puller man the rails. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-06798 by PH3 Kenneth V. Flemings, from the DVIC) |
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17 April 1982: Long Beach, Cal. - Mrs. Lewis B. Puller, sponsor, and Gen. Robert H. Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps, leave at the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-06781 by PH3 Kenneth V. Flemings, from the DVIC) |
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25 September 1982: San Pedro Bay, Cal. - A starboard beam view of Lewis B. Puller underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-83-00512 by PH2 Shayna Brennan, from the DVIC) |
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25 September 1982: at sea - A port bow view of Lewis B. Puller underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-83-00954 by PH2 Ron Garrison, from the DVIC) |
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25 September 1982: at sea - Crewmen on the forward deck of New Jersey watch as Lewis B. Puller comes alongside. The New Jersey, on sea trials after renovation and modernization, is scheduled for reactivation in January 1983. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-83-00955 by PH2 Ron Garrison, from the DVIC) |
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5 May 1983: at sea - A port bow view of Lewis B. Puller underway during sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-83-07631, from the DVIC) |
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17 September 1983: at sea - An elevated starboard bow view of Lewis B. Puller. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-09065 by PH3 C. Yebba, from the DVIC) |
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17 September 1983: at sea - A port bow view of Lewis B. Puller. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-09066 by PH3 C. Yebba, from the DVIC) |
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1 October 1983: at sea - An aerial port bow view of Lewis B. Puller underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-06887 by PH3 C. Yebba, from the DVIC) |
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1 October 1983: at sea - An aerial view, left to right, of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV63), the Neosho class oiler USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO146) and Lewis B. Puller underway preparing to unrep. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-06880 by PH3 C. Yebba, from the DVIC) |
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1 October 1983: at sea - A port side view of the bridge structure of USS Kawishiwi. A signalman can be seen on the upper wing. In the background is Lewis B. Puller. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-06872 by PHAN B. Collins, from the DVIC) |
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1 October 1983: at sea - A port bow view of Kawishiwi with fuel lines extended to the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk during underway replenishment operations. Lewis B. Puller can be seen in the background. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-06871 by PHAN B. Collins, from the DVIC) |
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15 October 1983: San Francisco Bay, Cal. - Port bow view of Lewis B. Puller. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-07465 by PHAN Menard, from the DVIC) |
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15 October 1983: San Francisco Bay, Cal. - Port side view of Lewis B. Puller as a harbor tug from Oakland sprays water into the air. Visible in the background is the guided missile destroyer USS Chandler (DDG996). (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-07462 by PHAN Menard, from the DVIC) |
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15 October 1983: San Francisco Bay, Cal. - Port beam view of Lewis B. Puller and Chandler . (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-07463 by PHAN Menard, from the DVIC) |
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1 May 1987: at sea - Crew members form the phrase "We The People" on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV61) to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the signing of the constitution of the United States. The Constitution was formally signed on 17 September 1787. The guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach (CGN9), bottom, and Lewis B. Puller are accompanying the Ranger. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-06761 by PH3 Ron Wimmer, from the v) |
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14 July 1987: at sea - An SH-3H Sea King helicopter prepares to land on Lewis B. Puller. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-87-09130, from the DVIC) |
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1 July 1988: Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hi. - Four US Navy guided missile frigates are moored side by side in the harbor during Exercise RimPac '88. They include, from left: the guided missile frigates USS Duncan (FFG 10), the USS Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27), the USS Lewis B. Pullerand Wadsworth (FFG9). (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-12038) by PH1 Terry Cosgrove, from the DVIC) |
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