18 August 2026 Bataan Survivor's Legacy Flies 81 Years Later On the bow of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), the sun settled over the ship and the Norfolk Waterfront as the crowd of Sailors gathered for a special visitor Aug. 15, 2026. Abel Ortega Jr., carried it tight in his arms, as he navigated the foreign p-ways of its name-sake...