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Crew members disembark from the ship for the last time at the conclusion of the decommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63)

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Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach

State: California(CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Kimberly J. Parish

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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31/03/1992
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