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    Cherry Point Sailor Promotes to Third Class

    Cherry Point Sailor Promotes to Third Class

    Photo By Thomas Cieslak | Hospital Corpsman Third Class Emmanuel Sarkodie promoted to the rank during a ceremony...... read more read more

    CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    05.19.2026

    Story by Thomas Cieslak 

    Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point

    Cherry Point Sailor Promotes to Third Class
    Hospital Corpsman Third Class Emmanuel Sarkodie promoted to the rank during a ceremony Tuesday, May 19, 2026 held aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.

    Sarkodie received a “Tacking of the Crow”, part of a time-honored tradition in the U.S. and Royal Navies where the Sailor’s peers impart wisdom to the newly promoted Petty Officer.

    Sarkodie serves aboard the clinic in the Preventive Medicine department and is part of a team ensuring the health and welfare of service members and families working and living on the base.

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    Date Taken: 05.19.2026
    Date Posted: 05.19.2026 11:58
    Story ID: 565638
    Location: CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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