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Envelope postmarked on the day the America was first launched.

Letters of congratulations

Decommisioning Invitation

Article in the Virginian-Pilot

page 1Page 1 in Sydney paper.

page 2Page 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

daily eagle archives
The Daily Eagle, May 1970

The Daily Eagle, July 1970

The Daily Eagle, Nov 1970

american spirit archives
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

family gram archives
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


The first Christmas aboard AMERICA after her commissioning was spent with the
Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea during her seven month maiden deployment.

This page updated March 2, 2008