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USS Iowa: Honoring the American Spirit

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Learning the battleship USS Iowa was to be scrapped; volunteers pitch-in to save her.

New naval strategies left the battleship USS Iowa headed for destruction. This story is about the volunteers and Veterans who rescued this great American warship. Following the long refurbishment process in Richmond, CA, the USS Iowa the found a new home in the Port of Los Angeles.

11/12/2016 | Rating NR

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