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USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) Fire Remembrance Ceremony

Name: USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) Fire Remembrance Ceremony
Start: 2012-07-29T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2012-07-29T23:59:59-04:00
Location: East Knoll of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

July 29, 2012

Crew members fight a series of fires and explosions on the carrier USS FORRESTAL's after flight deck, in the Gulf of Tonkin, 29 July 1967 (USN 1124794)

Please visit the USS Forrestal website for more information.

Details

Date:: July 29, 2012
Event Category:: Commemoration

Venue

: East Knoll of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
: Washington, DC United States + Google Map

Organizer

: USS FORRESTAL Association