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Naval Covers canceled in the USS AMERICA post office.
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Envelope postmarked on the day the America was first launched.
Letters of congratulations
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Decommisioning Invitation
Article in the Virginian-Pilot
Page 1 in Sydney paper.
Page 2 in Sydney paper.
Four Ships Head Home. Undated and unknown newspaper source from Vietnam Era
U.S. Navy Commendation 1970 Meritorious Unit Commentation
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Bicentennial Stamps and Envelopes
from B. Sheppard Hicks, ASH3
Stamping out the Fourth
from the Naval Historical Center in Washington, DC.
Welcome Aboard Phamplet
The attempt to save the America
The Daily Eagle, May 1970
The Daily Eagle, July 1970
The Daily Eagle, Nov 1970
American Spirit Norther Merger
American Spirit May 1970
American Spirit June 1970
American Spirit August & September 1970
American Spirit November & December 1970
American Spirit February-March 1971
American Spirit Sept. 14 1972
American Spirit Sept. 18 1972
submitted by Gary Granberg
American Spirit Nov. 3, 1972
American Spirit March 24, 1973
American Spirit Jan. 23, 1974
submitted by Gary Granberg
American Spirit June 21, 1974
submitted by Gary Granberg
American Spirit July 1, 1974
America Family-Gram, Sept. 1972
America Family-Gram, Feb. 20 1973
Above from either the The Navy Times or Stars & Stripes, 1973
Above and below from The Star Ledger, Apr, 1988
This page updated 12 Aug 2008