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    National Park Service annual USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony [Image 11 of 12]

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    A military color guard ceremony is taking place at what appears to be a memorial site, likely in Hawaii based on the tropical vegetation and white memorial markers visible in the background. Five service members in dress uniforms — including U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel — are presenting flags including the U.S. national flag and the Marine Corps flag. White memorial markers with inscribed names are visible in the background, suggesting this is a military cemetery or memorial.

    FORD ISLAND, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    12.07.2015

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Rosas 

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

    The Marine Aircraft Group 24 Color Guard presents the colors during the National Park Service annual USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony on Ford Island, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2015. The USS Oklahoma Memorial honors the 429 men killed aboard Oklahoma Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Maximiliano Rosas/ Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.07.2015
    Date Posted: 12.08.2015 18:50
    Photo ID: 2321310
    VIRIN: 151207-M-FB282-142
    Resolution: 3025x4122
    Size: 7.1 MB
    Location: FORD ISLAND, HAWAII, US
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    A man in a dark suit wearing a traditional Hawaiian lei stands solemnly before a black memorial wall engraved with quotes from President Abraham Lincoln, John 15:13, General Dwight Eisenhower, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. An American flag flies on a pole in the background. The setting appears to be a military or war memorial, likely in Hawaii based on the lei and white stone markers visible in the background.
    Three elderly individuals pose together at what appears to be a Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony, wearing Hawaiian leis and 'PHS/WWII Veteran' credential badges. Two of the individuals wear Hawaiian-style shirts, and one wears a white military-style garrison cap. An American flag is visible in the background along with a memorial wall bearing inscriptions.
    A female National Park Service ranger stands on a paved walkway holding a wicker basket filled with white flower petals. She is wearing the standard NPS uniform including the distinctive flat-brimmed campaign hat, gray shirt, and olive green skirt. Behind her is a white fence with vertical posts, an American flag on a pole, and what appears to be a memorial or monument site.
    A United States Marine Corps color guard is participating in a formal military ceremony, likely at a military cemetery given the rows of white grave markers visible in the background. The Marines are dressed in their distinctive dress blue uniforms with white covers (caps), white gloves, and white cross-belts. The formation includes flag bearers carrying the American flag and a red unit guidon, as well as a rifle-bearing guard.
    The image shows the 'Manning the Rails' memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, dedicated to the 429 lost crew members of the USS Oklahoma. A black granite explanatory plaque stands in the foreground, while white marble standards representing each lost sailor are arranged in rows behind it. An American flag flies at half-staff on a flagpole in the background.
    Three elderly individuals stand in conversation in front of a memorial plaque, all wearing Hawaiian leis. The central figure is a WWII veteran wearing a white military garrison cap and a yellow badge identifying him as a 'PHS/WWII Veteran' at the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 74th Anniversary. The memorial inscription in the background references men of the USS Oklahoma who sacrificed their lives.
    A group of U.S. Navy sailors in dress white uniforms are performing a rifle salute or ceremonial drill on a grass lawn. One sailor faces the formation acting as the officer in charge, while approximately seven sailors stand in a diagonal line holding rifles at the ready position. The setting appears to be an outdoor ceremonial event, likely a military funeral honors or formal ceremony.
    A man in a dark suit wearing a traditional Hawaiian lei is speaking at a wooden podium with a microphone during an outdoor ceremony. Two individuals in white naval uniforms stand at attention in the background. The setting appears to be a formal commemorative or official event held on a grassy area with trees.
    A Pearl Harbor survivor and WWII veteran stands at attention with a salute during what appears to be a commemorative ceremony, likely at Pearl Harbor. He is wearing a Pearl Harbor Survivors Association cap, a Hawaiian lei, and a badge identifying him as a 'PHS/WWII Veteran.' A woman beside him, also wearing a floral lei, holds a water bottle and stands respectfully.
    A choir group of approximately 15 young people dressed in all-black formal attire performs outdoors on a grass lawn. They appear to be singing at what may be a memorial or ceremonial event, evidenced by a uniformed naval officer visible in the background. The setting includes trees, a green tent, and what appears to be a park or military installation.
    A military color guard ceremony is taking place at what appears to be a memorial site, likely in Hawaii based on the tropical vegetation and white memorial markers visible in the background. Five service members in dress uniforms — including U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel — are presenting flags including the U.S. national flag and the Marine Corps flag. White memorial markers with inscribed names are visible in the background, suggesting this is a military cemetery or memorial.
    A National Park Service ranger in full uniform stands at a wooden podium delivering a speech outdoors. She is wearing the distinctive flat-brimmed NPS hat, olive green uniform jacket with an arrowhead badge, and is adorned with a traditional Hawaiian lei made of white flowers and red blossoms. The podium is flanked by decorative arrangements of ferns and purple orchids in wicker baskets.

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