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    Haitian national suffers tragic loss, fosters familial ties with his Sailors [Image 2 of 3]

    Haitian national suffers tragic loss, fosters familial ties with his Sailors

    CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    03.30.2018

    Photo by Sgt. Natalie Dillon 

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

    Chief Petty Officer Ophael J. Myrtil was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to a tight knit family. As an infant, Myrtil lost 24 family members when the bus carrying them suffered a fatal accident. Rattled by the sudden loss, Myrtil’s father moved him and his sister to the United States when he was six. Myrtil is now a 17-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and is the lead chief petty officer with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (Photo courtesy of Chief Petty Officer Ophael J. Myrtil)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 03.30.2018
    Date Posted: 04.01.2018 19:57
    Photo ID: 4256499
    VIRIN: 180330-M-YL007-189
    Resolution: 843x570
    Size: 65.05 KB
    Location: CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JP
    Hometown: PORT-AU-PRINCE, HT

    Web Views: 28
    Downloads: 6

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