La Salle (LPD 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS LA SALLE LPDFZI EXECUTIVE EDITOR LTJG RQA. SKALLEBERG LAYOUT EDITOR ENS G. F. GRANT PHOTO CREDITS A LT BURKHOLDER LT CHIN A I DCB LEHMAN YN3 RICHARDS AND MANY OTHERS .

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