NANCY REAGAN CONSOLES FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE USS STARK (MAY 22,1987)

First Lady Nancy Reagan consoles family and friends of the USS Stark in
Mayport, Florida.© ROGER BARONE 1987

Thirty-seven sailors were killed after an Iraqi missile attack on the USS Stark (FFG 31) in the Arabian Gulf on May 17,1987. The Stark returned to service in 1988.


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