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    Navajo code talker blesses new submarine

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    Navajo code talker blesses new submarine

    NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    04.14.2008

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Gamble 

    U.S. Navy           

    Frank Chee Willetto, a World War II Navajo code talker, gives a Navajo blessing for the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine PCU New Mexico during the keel authentication ceremony at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. The keel authentication ceremony is a major milestone for the shipyard, showing the near completion of the submarine.

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    Date Taken: 04.14.2008
    Date Posted: 06.30.2008 15:16
    Photo ID: 98764
    VIRIN: 080414-N-7668G-043
    Resolution: 2100x1500
    Size: 2.32 MB
    Location: NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US

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