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Vintage Weekly: USS Lake Champlain CV-39



My uncle John was very proud to have served
on the ship which safely recovered the shuttle
on which Commander Alan Shepard had
gone through space.
Details can be found here.

sharing with Jane's

Comments

Jane said…
Lovely old image :)
Al said…
That is awesome - what a piece of history!
colleen said…
Love the spirit in those old photos. So many stories to tell.
The Artful Diva said…
I love these vintage photos and the back stories too!
Graham Edwards said…
Quite a memory to have and of which to be proud.
Nonnie said…
I am so pleased to have this photo, what a gift it is.

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