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A unique photo

Navy Chief

Navy Chief

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This was posted on Facebook. I doubt anything like this will ever happen again:

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In this photo we can see vessels from five nations, from left to right: ITS Maestrale (F 570), De Grasse (D 612); USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), Charles de Gaulle (R91), Surcouf (F 711); USS Port Royal (CG-73), HMS Ocean (L12), USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560); and HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831). Thanks to Davide Idle Picariello for the photo.
 
On the wall directly over my right shoulder is a beautiful bronze plaque given me by the crew of the de la Penne in HI in 1998, I believe, for some favors we did for the crew while they were in Pearl that year on a RTW cruise. Very hospitable people. I remember the crew's messing facility on the ship was decorated like an Italian outdoor cafe.
 
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