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The USS Coral Sea returns to Alameda

1/7/2020

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March 23, 1982: Duane and Laura Spindler of Benicia, California, hug after the return of the USS Coral Sea to Alameda Air Station. The aircraft carrier returned from a seven-month tour that included 78 days in the Indian Ocean.

The carrier's return sparked a media event. Politicians were fighting for a share of the Navy's buildup during the Reagan years.


I covered the ship's arrival for the Vallejo Times-Herald. By staying after most photographers departed, I got this image of the Spindlers – which told the story.

Later that day, I offered this image to Associated Press but was told they had already moved a photo on the regional news wire. After I promised a better picture, AP moved this during a Northern California geographical split.

The next morning, this photograph appeared on the front page of many Bay Area newspapers, including the San Jose Mercury -News and Oakland Tribune.

The USS Coral Sea was decommissioned in 1990 and later scrapped.
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