Stars and Stripes

2 guided missile cruisers decommissioned in Virginia after 36 years of service

Hundreds attended decommissioning ceremonies honoring the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers USS Normandy and USS ...
The Daily News

Navy is retiring the last of its storied cruisers. To San Diego veterans, they were ‘the pinnacle of naval power’

Falling in love can happen in a snap. Dave Hatzenbuehler knows this from the way he responded nearly a half-century ago upon ...
Detroit News

Navy retiring last of storied cruisers. To San Diego veterans, they were ‘pinnacle of naval power’

San Diego – Falling in love can happen in a snap. Dave Hatzenbuehler knows this from the way he responded nearly a half-century ago upon noticing a big, brooding presence in San Diego Bay. He’d caught ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Navy is retiring the last of its storied cruisers. To San Diego veterans, they were ‘the pinnacle of naval power.’

Falling in love can happen in a snap. Dave Hatzenbuehler knows this from the way he responded nearly a half-century ago upon noticing a big, brooding presence in San Diego Bay. He’d caught sight of a ...