US Navy Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson salute as the Australian Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Larrakia prepares to place a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait March 1, 2015 in the Java Sea. Australia, the and Indonesia held a ceremony at the site of the sinking of the HMAS Perth and USS Houston sank during fighting Japanese naval forces March 1, 1942. More than 1,000 Australian and Sailors gave their lives during the battle.
US Navy Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson salute as the Australian Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Larrakia prepares to place a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait March 1, 2015 in the Java Sea. Australia, the and Indonesia held a ceremony at the site of the sinking of the HMAS Perth and USS Houston sank during fighting Japanese naval forces March 1, 1942. More than 1,000 Australian and Sailors gave their lives during the battle.
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