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From left, Capt. Rodolfo Jacobo, commanding officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of V-J Day while Command Master Chief Petty Officer Charles Eakley, and Cmdr. Kaelan Clay, Navy chaplain, stand nearby on the bow of the ship, Aug. 15, 2026. A 48-star flag made in Japan by American POWs who survived the Bataan Death March flies overhead for the first time since 1945. 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 Jackson C. Rott)
| Date Taken: | 08.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.15.2026 15:00 |
| Photo ID: | 9871073 |
| VIRIN: | 260815-N-US349-1199 |
| Resolution: | 4787x3191 |
| Size: | 1.68 MB |
| Location: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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