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This Day in Naval History - March 29

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March 31, 2008

From the Navy News Service
1954 - Carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, .
1960 - The first fully-integrated fleet ballistic missile is launched from USS Observation Island (AGM 23).
1973 - Naval Advisory Group and Naval Forces, , disestablished, and the last prisoners of war leave .
1975 - The Evacuation of Danang began by sea.