061206-N-4965F-007 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 6, 2006) - USS Oklahoma survivors, Ray Turpin, Jerry Tessaro, Paul Goodyear, George Smith and Raymond Richmond sit at the crest of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard logo, which reads the motto, "We make them fit to fight" during the USS Oklahoma Lobby Display Dedication ceremony on board Naval Station Pearl Harbor. The motto was adopted after the events of Dec. 7, 1941, and the shipyard's restoration of the crippled Pearl Harbor fleet. The renovation and dedication also honored the historic tie between the Pearl Harbor Shipyard workers who aided in t


061206-N-4965F-007 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 6, 2006) - USS Oklahoma survivors, Ray Turpin, Jerry Tessaro, Paul Goodyear, George Smith and Raymond Richmond sit at the crest of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard logo, which reads the motto, "We make them fit to fight" during the USS Oklahoma Lobby Display Dedication ceremony on board Naval Station Pearl Harbor. The motto was adopted after the events of Dec. 7, 1941, and the shipyard's restoration of the crippled Pearl Harbor fleet. The renovation and dedication also honored the historic tie between the Pearl Harbor Shipyard workers who aided in the rescue of 32 Sailors from the capsized ship in the days following Dec. 7, 1941. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl (RELEASED) US Navy 061206-N-4965F-007 USS Oklahoma survivors, Ray Turpin, Jerry Tessaro, Paul Goodyear, George Smith and Raymond Richmond sit at the crest of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard logo


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