Lt. j.g. Trever Watson, assigned to USS Boxer (LHD 4), and a native of Springfield, Oregon, and his family baptize their child during a ceremony led by retired Cmdr. Keith Schuley, a contracted Catholic Priest at Naval Base San Diego (NBSD), aboard Boxer’s flight deck while moored at NBSD, May 5, 2025. A naval tradition, the ship’s bell is removed from the headstock and placed in a stand upside down for the baptism. After the ceremony, the child’s name is engraved inside the bell. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently homeported at NBSD. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Roland Ardon)
| Date Taken: | 05.05.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 06.03.2025 11:13 |
| Photo ID: | 9033009 |
| VIRIN: | 250505-N-JB475-2034 |
| Resolution: | 3519x2342 |
| Size: | 1.12 MB |
| Location: | NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | SPRINGFIELD, OREGON, US |
| Web Views: | 46 |
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