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Certificate - Honorary Member Amphibious Force U.S. Pacific Fleet - Admiral Arleigh Burke

Honorary Member 
Amphibious Force 
U.S. Pacific Fleet 

[seal] Amphibious Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, United We Land 

20 October 1960 
Know ye all members of the Amphibious 
Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, that on this 
date I have proclaimed

Admiral Arleigh Burke 

an honorary member of the Amphibious 
Force, and as a fellow Amphibious Man- 
O-Warsman, he is entitled to all of the 
rights and privileges extended to our 
select combat-ready deterrent to 
limited war -- Spearhead in Victory -- 
Vanguard in Peace. 

[signature] 
H.A. Yeager 
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy 
Commander Amphibious Force 
United States Pacific Fleet 

[middle of certificate] Reg. No. 1

Published: Fri Jun 24 07:26:48 EDT 2016