| SAN DIEGO (July 11, 2009) 
				Chief Mass Communication Specialist Robert 
				Palomares and Capt. Jill Votaw salute the colors during a 
				retirement ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum. Palomares 
				retired from the Navy after 25 years. 
				He received the Purple Heart for wounds 
				suffered during a rocket attack during a river clearance 
				operation in Vietnam.  
				U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 
				Specialist 2nd Class Mark August  |