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).
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 |
Web Views: | 8 |
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