Monday, May 21, 2012

Veterans excited to see USS Iowa in new home


From the moment the Navy approved a plan to turn the USS Iowa into an interactive museum, veterans from around the nation who served on the battleship have been flocking to California to help with the massive restoration project.

“Iowans are interested in seeing the ship saved, and they should be,” said John Wolfinbarger, 87, who served on the Iowa during WWII. “This ship is named after that state.”

The restoration, which carries a price tag of up to $12 million, got under way shortly after the ship was moved from the “ghost fleet” of Suisun Bay to Richmond, Calif., in October. Read more here

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