'Holy stone' donated to USS Missouri

Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser

A "holy stone," traditionally used to clean ships' wooden decks, was donated to the decommissioned battleship USS Missouri by the crew of the Coast Guard barque Eagle, represented by retired crewmen Cmdr. Bill Clark, middle left, and Capt. John Milbauer, middle right. With them are Missouri volunteer Jeff Landsdowl, left, and Chief Operating Officer Don Hess.

Photo courtesy Battleship Missouri Memorial