Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stacy Atkinsricks | Amphibious Squadron 11 | 06.18.2016
160617-N-IK388-008 SAN DIEGO (June 17, 2016) - Marine Corps veterans and members of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, shared their stories about the Vietnam War Battle of Hill 488 with guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) Sailors and the daughters of 1st Sgt. Jimmie E. Howard, the ship's namesake, during a tour. Howard hosted the tour to recognize the 50th anniversary......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stacy Atkinsricks | Amphibious Squadron 11 | 06.18.2016
160617-N-IK388-074 (June 17, 2016) –Marine Corps veterans and Battle of Hill 488 Vietnam War survivors pose with the five daughters of 1st Sgt. Jimmie E. Howard, a Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War and namesake of the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), after a tour of the ship. Howard hosted the tour to recognize the 50th anniversary of the June 15, 1966 battle. (U.S.......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stacy Atkinsricks | Amphibious Squadron 11 | 06.18.2016
160617-N-IK388-068 (June 17, 2016) – Dan Mulvihill, a Battle of Hill 488 Vietnam War survivor, studies a photo of 1st Sgt. Jimmie E. Howard, a Medal of Honor recipient and the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) namesake during a ship tour. Howard hosted the tour to recognize the 50th anniversary of the June 15, 1966 battle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stacy Atkinsricks | Amphibious Squadron 11 | 06.18.2016
160617-N-IK388-019 (June 17, 2016) – (From Right) Dan Mulvihill, Bill Norman, Ray Hildreth, and Joe Kosoglow, Battle of Hill 488 Vietnam War survivors, pose with USS Howard commissioning coins during a tour of the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83). Howard hosted the tour to recognize the 50th anniversary of the June 15, 1966 battle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stacy Atkinsricks | Amphibious Squadron 11 | 06.18.2016
160617-N-IK388-012 SAN DIEGO (June 17, 2016) – Cmdr. Amy McInnis, left, commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), and Dan Mulvihill, a Vietnam War Battle of Hill 488 survivor, shared a photo of 1st Sgt. Jimmie E. Howard, the ship’s namesake and a Medal of Honor recipient during a ship tour. Howard hosted the tour to recognize the 50th anniversary of the June 15,......
