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    Baptism aboard Boxer

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.04.2025

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roland M Ardon 

    USS Boxer (LHD 4)

    Retired Cmdr. Keith Schuley, the contracted Catholic Priest at Naval Base San Diego, baptizes the child of Lt. Robert Swales, assigned to USS Boxer (LHD-4) and a native of San Diego, during a ceremony held on Boxer’s flight deck while moored at NBSD, July 5, 2025. A naval tradition involves removing the ship’s bell from the headstock, placing it upside down in a stand for the baptism, and then engraving the child's name inside the bell afterward. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently homeported at NBSD. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Roland Ardon).

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    Date Taken: 07.04.2025
    Date Posted: 07.27.2025 21:00
    Photo ID: 9198639
    VIRIN: 250705-N-JB475-1029
    Resolution: 1972x1312
    Size: 609.15 KB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US

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