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The ceremony was held to honor the American and Australian crews of USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D 29) that lost their lives in battle against the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II.
190301-N-IO414-1141.JPG Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Crouch

SUNDA STRAIT - 190301-N-IO414-1141 SUNDA STRAIT (March 1, 2019) Chief Logistics Specialist Timothy Henderson, from Bement, Illinois, recites a naval psalm during a memorial service attended by Sailors assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) aboard the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) ship Kri Usman Harun (359). The ceremony was held to honor the American and Australian crews of USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D 29) that lost their lives in battle against the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II.


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