Members of a U.S. Navy rifle detail march to
their designated spots for a burial-at-sea ceremony aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) underway in the Pacific
Ocean on June 9, 2009. The rifle detail will
fire shots for each service member or spouse who will be laid to
rest at the ceremony, which honors their lives and service to their
country.
The ship is on deployment in the western Pacific.
DoD photo by Seaman Lex T. Wenberg, U.S. Navy. |