Wasp Holds Burial at Sea
Story Number: NNS160704-01Release Date: 7/4/2016 12:49:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Garst, USS Wasp (LHD 1) Public Affairs
ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Sailors aboard USS Wasp (LHD 1) laid to rest 20 military veterans and one military spouse during a burial at sea, June 30.
Seventeen Sailors, one Marine, one Airman, one Soldier and one military spouse were committed to the sea with full military honors, including a 21-gun salute.
The ceremony was conducted under the direction of Wasp's Commanding Officer Capt. Andy Smith and Command Chaplain Cmdr. Carla Barry.
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