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USS Missouri marking 2 anniversaries

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Video by Craig T. Kojima / ckojima@staradvertiser.com
The USS Missouri will mark the 75th anniversary of its launching and the 20th anniversary of it becoming a museum Saturday during Living History Day. Military members, kamaaina and Battleship Missouri Memorial members can enjoy free admission to the memorial Saturday.
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COURTESY PHOTO / JUNE 21, 1998

The USS Missouri arrives at Ford Island from Bremerton, Wash.

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

“Two years after the ship was launched, she became a worldwide symbol of enduring peace when WWII ended on her decks.”

Mike Carr

President and CEO of the USS Missouri Memorial Association. He is holding a favorite photograph of Japan’s surrender aboard the USS Missouri.

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Two visitors walked past 16-inch guns Wednesday on the Mighty Mo.