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USS IOWA

Robert Plante Jr., (left) of Moorpark, Calif., stands with his nephews Sonny Martinez (center) and Alex Martinez (right) as Sonny holds a picture of his and Alex's grandfather and Plante's father Robert Plante as they tour the USS Iowa at Berth 87 at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 3, 2011, in San Pedro, Calif. Anna's father, Robert Plante of Burlington, N.C., served aboard Iowa from 1943-1945. Plante recently had a stroke and was unable to attend the convention or commissioning of the battleship as an educational and memorial center. (SourceMedia Group News/Jim Slosiarek)

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