Capt. Paul Haebler, commanding officer of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, is joined by Brenda Duda, Vice President of the Alliance Francaise, Chapitre de Grasse, to lay one of six wreaths at the French Memorial on the Yorktown Battlefield, as part of the Yorktown Day celebration. Yorktown Day marks the anniversary of the American-French victory in 1781 over the British, effectively securing independence for the American colonies. ( Navy photo by Mark O. Piggott/Released) Yorktown Day celebration 141019-N-PK884-001

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