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Window on Whidbey: Independence towed to final destination

March 17, 2017 1:30 am

Retired U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier, USS Independence (CV-62), floats past Ebey’s Landing March 11, while being towed to Brownsville, Texas, for dismantling. Photo by Paul Olson

The USS Independence takes its final voyage.

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