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PCU John Finn (DDG 113) arrives at JBPHH
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July 10, 2017 | 1:00
170710-N-PA426-0001 PEARL HARBOR (July 10, 2017) Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the future USS John Finn (DDG 113) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam July 10 in preparation for its commissioning ceremony. DDG 113 is named in honor of Lt. John William Finn, who as a chief aviation ordnanceman was the first member of our armed services to earn the Medal of Honor during World War II for heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy video by MC2 Gabrielle Joyner)
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