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Croation Army Lt. Col. Stecko Herceg displays the U.S. Navy Medal of Honor awarded to him on behalf of U.S. Navy Chief Watertender Peter Tomich .
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Split, Croatia (May. 18, 2006) Croation Army Lt. Col. Stecko Herceg displays the U.S. Navy Medal of Honor awarded to him on behalf of U.S. Navy Chief Watertender Peter Tomich on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Peter Tomich, a U.S. citizen of Croation heritage, gave his life to save his shipmates aboard the USS Utah during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. This is the last Medal of Honor from the 20th century to be presented to a next-of-kin. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1) are currently on a scheduled six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Milosz Reterski File# 060518-N-9742R-009
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.
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