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Southeast County and Tustin Our Encampment Aboard the USS Iowa By YMCpl Nathan Mantle Southeast County CA Permission to Come Aboard Sir echoed as Young Marines from Southeast County and Tustin Young Marines came aboard for an overnight encampment on the USS Iowa. The USS Iowa museum is located at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro California. The museums main artifact is the USS Iowa BB-61 lead ship of the Iowa class battleships.This ship was built in 1943 in Bos- ton MA and served in World War II the Korean War and during the Cold War period which commonly refers to the period between 1947 and 1991 which was a time of political and military tension between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies. We went on a tour of the ship and saw most of it and went in many places that the public is usually not allowed to view such as the brig the sleeping quarters and the captains quar- ters. The Young Marines helped the volunteers with billets on the ship such as raising and low- ering the flag serving chow for dinner and breakfast and cleaning up afterwards. The Young Marines slept in the enlisted mens barracks. Overall we all had a good time and it was a great experi- ence. Both units were honored to come aboard this hallowed United States naval vessel that served our soldiers and sailors so well for more than half a century. Young Marines from Southeast County and Tustin pose for a group portrait aboard the historic USS Iowa. Topside Left and below deck Right Young Marines learn of the many historic missions of the USS Iowa. The USS Iowa during World War II. Photo Credit Pacific Battleship CenterU.S. Navy ESPRIT Page 17