070928-N-1512O-053 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 28, 2007) - Clarence Decker, a retired chief boatswainÕs mate, gives a speech at a ceremony in honor of the 10th birthday for USS Bataan (LHD 5). Decker was an original crewmember aboard USS Bataan (CVL 29). Bataan, the fifth Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, was commissioned on Sept. 20, 1997, in Pascagoula, Miss. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak (RELEASED) US Navy 070928-N-1512O-053 Clarence Decker, a retired chief boatswain%%5Ersquo,s mate, gives a speech at a ceremony in honor of the 10th birthday fo
070928-N-1512O-053 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 28, 2007) - Clarence Decker, a retired chief boatswainÕs mate, gives a speech at a ceremony in honor of the 10th birthday for USS Bataan (LHD 5). Decker was an original crewmember aboard USS Bataan (CVL 29). Bataan, the fifth Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, was commissioned on Sept. 20, 1997, in Pascagoula, Miss. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephen Oleksiak (RELEASED) US Navy 070928-N-1512O-053 Clarence Decker, a retired chief boatswain%%5Ersquo,s mate, gives a speech at a ceremony in honor of the 10th birthday for USS Bataan (LHD 5)
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