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Fleet Week: A Barber Shop on the USS Iwo Jima

Wonder how all of our troops keep their coifs so, well, coiffed? Beauty and Fashion Director caught up with some of the soldiers aboard the USS IWO JIMA, the Amphibious Assault Ship and aircraft carrier that was docked in NYC during Fleet Week earlier this summer. While there, she visited the salon/barbershop hidden deep inside the ship. "That crew really knows how to sport a 'crew'," says Maggie regarding the coif of choice. "It was an honor to be aboard such a magnificent ship and meet with these magnificent people who are sacrificing so much to keep us all safe at home."

by Staff
July 11, 2011
Fleet Week: A Barber Shop on the USS Iwo Jima

 

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Wonder how all of our troops keep their coifs so, well, coiffed? Beauty and Fashion Director caught up with some of the soldiers aboard the USS IWO JIMA, the Amphibious Assault Ship and aircraft carrier that was docked in NYC during Fleet Week earlier this summer. While there, she visited the salon/barbershop hidden deep inside the ship. "That crew really knows how to sport a 'crew'," says Maggie regarding the coif of choice. "It was an honor to be aboard such a magnificent ship and meet with these magnificent people who are sacrificing so much to keep us all safe at home."

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