Destroyer at the Malibu break
Shmulie Cunin, 4, center, peeks around the onlookers to see U.S. naval destroyer John Paul Jones anchored about a quarter-mile off the Malibu Pier.
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Anglers try their luck off the Malibu Pier, with the destroyer John Paul Jones anchored further out. The end of the pier is too shallow to accommodate the huge destroyer, so sailors had to be ferried from the ship to the pier.
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Tristan Godwin, 6, is part of the welcome wagon, giving candy to sailors from the destroyer John Paul Jones as they arrive on the Malibu pier for a weekend of shore leave.
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6-year-olds Julia Levin, Marley Gazaryants and Callie Randall, from left, make colorful thank-you notes to welcome the sailors.
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The sailors were welcomed with flags and banners, a high school choir singing the national anthem and speeches from local leaders.
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