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    Nimitz conducts burial at sea [Image 224 of 237]

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    A U.S. Navy sailor in dress blues uniform is handling a dark cremation urn on a white-draped table during what appears to be a memorial or burial-at-sea ceremony. A decorative clamshell-shaped container, likely used for scattering ashes at sea, is visible beside the urn. A formation of sailors stands at attention in the background, indicating a formal military ceremony.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    03.15.2017

    Photo by Leon Wong 

    U.S. Navy           

    PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 15, 2017) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Christopher Lecza, a native of Daytona Beach, Fla., lifts cremains during a burial at sea on board the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz committed 16 Sailors, one soldier and one civilian during the first burial at sea ceremony held on board in more than 2 years. Nimitz is currently underway to conduct Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming 2017 deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Leon Wong/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.15.2017
    Date Posted: 03.17.2017 00:43
    Photo ID: 3236468
    VIRIN: 170315-N-XL056-346
    Resolution: 5272x4221
    Size: 1.74 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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