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Perch Base USSVI displayed the USS Phoenix (SSN-702) float for the Military Day at Mesa Market Place,
Mesa, AZ, on October 19, 2019.
The theme was the remembrance of the Beirut Barracks bombing on October 23, 1983, with a keynote speech by
Rear Admiral James A. Symonds (ret) with honors by the Arizona American Legion POW MIA KIA Honor Guard, one of whom is
a Beirut Barracks bombing survivor.
There was also a presentation by the Buffalo Soldiers of the Arizona Territory and a POW-MIA Table Setting by the Young Marines.
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Perch Base participants:
(l-r) Dan Marks, George Woods, Don Robertson, Joe Trotter, Bill Woolcott, Carl Miner.
Not shown in this photo: Jim Andrews & Herb Herman.
Perch Base participants:
Jim Andrews.
Perch Base participants:
(l-r) George Woods, Herb Herman, Carl Miner, Don Robertson.
Keynote Speaker Rear Admiral James A. Symonds (ret).
One of his commands was the Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). (a VERY large target!)
The member of the POW MIA KIA Honor Guard to the left of the microphone is the Beirut Barracks bombing survivor.
The Buffalo Soldiers of the Arizona Territory.
POW-MIA Table Setting by the Young Marines.
Look closely at the right-rear fender of the Cobra and note the submarine!
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