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| Keywords: US Navy 030704-N-1159B-003 Lt. Cmdr. Walter L. Riter, USN Ret., participates in the 99th Annual Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade with a large scale model of the World War II battle ship USS Nevada (BB 36).jpg en Huntington Beach Calif Jul 4 2003 -- Lt Cmdr Walter L Riter USN Ret participates in the 99th Annual Huntington Beach Fourth of July Parade with a large scale model of the World War II battle ship USS Nevada BB 36 Mr Riter serves as mobile display officer with Navy Recruiting Command at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach The Nevada model was originally used in the 1970 motion picture Tora Tora Tora which depicted the infamous December 7 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Following filming Riter rescued the model from a trash bin and had it restored to it s current condition Each year Riter takes the model to schools parades and community events to foster civic pride and understanding of the history and traditions of the U S Navy U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Brian Brannon RELEASED 2003-07-04 030704-N-1159B-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8432 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Brian Brannon PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Huntington Beach Calif Veterans of the United States USS Nevada BB-36 Models of battleships | ||||
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