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Marines Provide Security for Astronauts
December 19, 1972, in Marine Corps history.
On December 19, 1972, the Marine detachment of the USS Ticonderoga provided shipboard security for three U.S. astronauts, Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, Harrison Schmitt, and their Apollo-17 space capsule. The astronauts had successfully completed a (then) record lunar stay of more than 75 hours.
*Image info: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga moored at a pier in January 1962. (U.S. Navy photo)
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