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Description 330-CFD-DN-SD-07-18454: Mrs. Silke B. Hagee, wife of GEN. Michael Hagee, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, smashes a champagne bottle against the bow of the U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Makin Island (LHD8) during its christening ceremony at Pascagoula, Miss., on Aug 19, 2006. Mrs. Hagee is the sponsor of the ship. The vessel is named to honor the daring raid by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion against the Japanese-held Makin Island 64 years ago. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 1ST Class Shawn P. Eklund) (Released), 8/19/2006MC1 Shawn P. Eklund, USN. (OPA-NARA II-9/4/2015).
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Shawn P. Eklund    wikidata:Q112533960
 
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/20513871944 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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