Cmdr. Eric Melvin, a U.S. Navy chaplain assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), administers the oath of office to his sons, Ensign Zachary Melvin and Ensign Samuel Melvin, during a commissioning ceremony at Officer Candidate School (OCS), in Newport, Rhode Island. The Melvin brothers were commissioned together privately before the ceremony, with their father presiding over the oath. (U.S. Navy photo by Eugene Haynes)
| Date Taken: | 11.21.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.29.2025 10:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9462503 |
| VIRIN: | 251121-N-N0443-1001 |
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| Location: | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US |
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