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USS KITTY HAWK   (CV-63)

Legacy Ceremony, 31 January 2009

"More than 2,000 people, and millions of memories, filled USS Kitty Hawk's hangar bay Jan. 31, as past and present crewmembers, families and friends gathered for a ceremony to honor the legacy of the Navy's oldest active warship [at the time]." (Text courtesy of USS Kitty Hawk Public Affairs.)

This page features photos taken on Saturday, 31 January 2009, and documents related to the Legacy Ceremony.

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NS-cv63-lc-a02 136Kb

Photos by Allison Butts Roulier
Daughter of RADM John L Butts, Jr., Fourth Commanding Officer, USS Kitty Hawk

NS-cv63-lc-br01 Island, 29 Jan 2009 111Kb	NS-cv63-lc-br02 USS Kitty Hawk-shaped cake 393Kb	NS-cv63-lc-br03 Sleeping quarters, Captain's in-port cabin 133Kb	NS-cv63-lc-br04 Sitting room, Captain's in-port cabin 141Kb
Many more photos are available at Allison Roulier's Photostream.

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Photos by Jim R. Huffman

NS-cv63-lc-h01 150Kb

NS-cv63-lc-h02 125Kb

NS-cv63-lc-h03 118Kb

NS-cv63-lc-h04 82Kb

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Photos by Larry Lee

NS-cv63-lc-l01 91Kb	NS-cv63-lc-l02 103Kb	NS-cv63-lc-l03 106Kb	NS-cv63-lc-l04 123Kb
NS-cv63-lc-l05 138Kb	NS-cv63-lc-l06 117Kb	NS-cv63-lc-l07 112Kb	Left: Ships visible in the right background are ex-USS Vincennes (CG-49) and ex-USS Ranger (CV-61).

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Submitted by Ron Reeves

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NS-cv63-lc-r05 214Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r06 239Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r07 256Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r08 133Kb
NS-cv63-lc-r09 132Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r10 116Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r11 171Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r12 192Kb
NS-cv63-lc-r13 185Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r14 187Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r15 190Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r16 151Kb
NS-cv63-lc-r17 161Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r18 143Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r19 93Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r20 185Kb
NS-cv63-lc-r21 178Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r22 179Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r23 170Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r24 203Kb
	NS-cv63-lc-r25 102Kb	NS-cv63-lc-r26 122Kb

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