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Crew of USS Mesa Verde to Visit Mesa Verde National Park

United States Navy

Sailors with the USS Mesa Verde will travel to Mesa Verde National Park on August 25th to support the centennial birthday celebration of the National Park Service.

According to a release, the eight-member contingent from the Virginia-based amphibious dock landing ship will take part in a number of activities, including a project to repair the Spruce Canyon Trail. While in the Four Corners they will also visit Shiprock High School in New Mexico and its Marine Corps Junior ROTC unit.

Gail Binkly is a career journalist who has worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette and Cortez Journal, and was the editor of the Four Corners Free Press, based in Cortez.
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