A single yellow rose lies atop a memorial plaque honoring the 37 crewmen of the guided missile frigate USS STARK (FFG 31) who were killed in the explosion and fires caused by tow Iraqi-launched Exocet anti-ship missiles that struck the ship on the night of May 17, 1987, while the STARK was on patrol in the Persian Gulf. USS Stark (FFG-31) memorial in Mayport

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