 Iowa returned on April 23 to Norfolk , where a memorial service was held on April 24 . Several thousand people , including family members of many of the victims , attended the ceremony at which President George H. W. Bush spoke . Moosally also spoke at the ceremony , saying , " I remember Turret 2 . They were the life , the spirit and the soul of our ship . We came together in times of trouble . We shared the good and the bad , the comedy and now the tragedy . But we must go on , the crew of the Iowa . " 
