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Commissioned on Aug. 16, 1943, it wasn't long before the Intrepid and her carrier-based aircraft and crew were involved in some of the fiercest naval battles of World War II in the Pacific Theater.
Mayor Eric Adams bemoaned what he described as the lack of patriotism among the nation's youth during a Memorial Day speech to veterans, sailors and soldiers aboard the U.S.S. Independence on Monday.