| Image published on: | September 19, 2016 |
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| Image size: | 2250 × 1500 px |
| Image file name: | CHUNG-HOON-2.jpg |
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Ð (Sept. 10, 2004) – The NavyÕs newest and most advanced Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is welcomed into her new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by a tugboatÕs water cannon. After the arrival, the shipÕs crew will prepare for their commissioning ceremony on Sept. 18. The ship is named in honor of Rear Adm. Gordon Paie’a Chung-Hoon, who was born and raised in Hawaii and awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as Commanding Officer of USS Sigsbee during the Battle of Okinawa. Chung-Hoon was also assigned to USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin (RELEASED)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Ð (Sept. 10, 2004) – The NavyÕs newest and most advanced Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is welcomed into her new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by a tugboatÕs water cannon. After the arrival, the shipÕs crew will prepare for their commissioning ceremony on Sept. 18. The ship is named in honor of Rear Adm. Gordon Paie’a Chung-Hoon, who was born and raised in Hawaii and awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star for gallantry as Commanding Officer of USS Sigsbee during the Battle of Okinawa. Chung-Hoon was also assigned to USS Arizona during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin (RELEASED)