080923-N-5822P-012 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2008) Lt. Cmdr. Matt Wells, left, Culinary Specialist 1st Class Emmanuel Torquido, and Machinist Mate Fireman Denis Lipatnikov make the first cut into a cake during a ceremony commemorating the Battle of Flamborough Head on the mess decks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ceremony was held in memory of the fateful battle waged between the British ship HMS Serapis and Bonhomme Richard in 1779. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Patterson II/Released) US Navy 080923-N-5822P-012 Lt. Cmdr.

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080923-N-5822P-012 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2008) Lt. Cmdr. Matt Wells, left, Culinary Specialist 1st Class Emmanuel Torquido, and Machinist Mate Fireman Denis Lipatnikov make the first cut into a cake during a ceremony commemorating the Battle of Flamborough Head on the mess decks aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ceremony was held in memory of the fateful battle waged between the British ship HMS Serapis and Bonhomme Richard in 1779. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Patterson II/Released) US Navy 080923-N-5822P-012 Lt. Cmdr. Matt Wells , Culinary Specialist 1st Class Emmanuel Torquido, and Machinist Mate Fireman Denis Lipatnikov make the first cut into a cake

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