JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Wednesday, May 17, a remembrance ceremony will be held at Naval Station Mayport to honor Sailors who were killed aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Stark (FFG 31) nearly 40 years ago.
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On May 17, 1987, while on patrol in the Arabian Gulf, 37 Sailors died when two Iraqi missiles struck USS Stark. Despite the severe damage inflicted, the heroic efforts of Stark’s crew saved the ship. Stark was decommissioned at Mayport in 1999.
Each year, Sailors from the 1987 crew of Stark and family members attend the service which will feature accounts of some of the events that occurred following the attack aboard the ship.
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