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Sailors toss flowers into the sea during the memorial ceremony for the USS Lexington on the fantail of the USS Kitty Hawk, July 25, 2007. The spot is where the Lexington sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea May 8, 1942, losing 216 members from its crew.

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Sailors toss flowers into the sea during the memorial ceremony for the USS Lexington on the fantail of the USS Kitty Hawk, July 25, 2007. The spot is where the Lexington sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea May 8, 1942, losing 216 members from its crew.

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