Climb aboard the USS New Jersey, the fastest, longest, and most decorated US battleship ever built

The USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class battleship, served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, and the Persian Gulf. It's now a floating museum.
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Vern Jumper, Navy commander who helped evacuate 3,000 during fall of Saigon, dies in La Mesa at 93

Vern Jumper, the courageous Navy commander who helped more than 3,000 Americans and South Vietnamese refugees flee Saigon during the final hours of the Vietnam War, died at home in La Mesa on July 4.