The lives of 47 sailors lost after an explosion rocked the USS Iowa on April 19, 1989 were remembered on the 35th anniversary of the tragedy.
David González"When you come back here it seems like it was yesterday," he said.
Raul Mendez Jr., whose many duties aboard the USS Iowa including rescue swimmer, said he wanted to pay tribute to his fellow comrades. Each of the fallen sailors names was read out loud as loved ones, shipmates and service members paid their respects.At the time of the explosion Canfiled served as a 3rd class engine man.For some survivors it's their first time back on the ship.Johnson said, "It gets easier just to come back to the boat but it's still a place where our brothers need each other and it helps us to recover.
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