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Mr. Abel Ortega Jr., son of Battle of Bataan, Bataan Death March, and Japanese POW camp survivor U.S. Army Pvt. Abel Ortega Sr., speaks during a ceremony onboard Bataan to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day on the ships bow, Aug. 15, 2026. Participants celebrated by raising a 48 star flag made in Japan by American POWs who survived the Bataan Death March. Bataan is currently undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance in the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice David P. Mapes)
| Date Taken: | 08.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.15.2026 15:47 |
| Photo ID: | 9871009 |
| VIRIN: | 260815-N-DX234-1099 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 1.23 MB |
| Location: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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