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The future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, looms over the audience during a christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War was honored with a ship bearing his name. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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Water droplets from rain and melting snow gather on the shoulder of a crew member of the the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, during the ship's christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War was honored with a ship bearing his name. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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The future USS Thomas Hudner is reflected in a puddle as a person walks through before the start of the christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War was honored with a ship bearing his name. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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A crew member of the the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, struggles to put on a clear poncho during the ship's christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War was honored with a ship bearing his name. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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Spectators sit amongst snow covered seats before the christening ceremony of the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017.(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner looks on during the christening ceremony for the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named in his honor, at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War was honored with a ship bearing his name. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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Confetti and streamers fly as the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named after Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner, is christened at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War was honored with a ship bearing his name. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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Georgea Hudner, wife of Thomas Hudner, left, laughs as she struggles to break the champagne bottle during the christening ceremony of the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named after her husband at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War was honored with a ship bearing his name. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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Korean War veteran Thomas Hudner looks on during the christening ceremony for the future USS Thomas Hudner, a U.S. Navy destroyer named in his honor, at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Saturday, April 1, 2017. Hudner, a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War was honored with a ship bearing his name. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
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This April 1950 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows Lt. j.g. Thomas Hudner at an unidentified location. During the Korean War, Hudner crash-landed his plane in a futile attempt to save fellow pilot Jesse Brown, the first African-American naval aviator, who had crashed behind enemy lines. A U.S. Navy frigate was named for Brown in 1973. A U.S. Navy destroyer will be named for Hudner, where he is expected to attend the ceremony at age 92, Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Bath, Maine. (U.S Navy via AP)
