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Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Colburn, who also serves on the USS Idaho commissioning committee, talks to panels at an event exploring Idaho's maritime history, Pictured, from left, are Colburn, Seth Lambrecht, director of the U.S. Navy's Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview; Aaron Kunz, a producer and director at Idaho Public Television; and Idaho Sen. Jim Woodward, who served in the U.S. Navy aboard a nuclear submarine.

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Colburn, who also serves on the USS Idaho commissioning committee, talks to panels at an event exploring Idaho's maritime history, Pictured, from left, are Colburn, Seth Lambrecht, director of the U.S. Navy's Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview; Aaron Kunz, a producer and director at Idaho Public Television; and Idaho Sen. Jim Woodward, who served in the U.S. Navy aboard a nuclear submarine.

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