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200904-N-DF478-0105.JPG Photo By: MC1 Marvin E. Thompson Jr.

Gaeta, Italy - 200904-N-DF478-0105 GAETA, ITALY (Sep. 04, 2020) Musician 3rd Class Alessandro Bonotto, right, plays “Taps” on the trumpet at a memorial service Sept. 4, 2020, in honor of Lt. Vincent Capodanno, a U.S. Navy Chaplain who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service. The ceremony was held on the 53rd anniversary of Capodanno’s passing, which occurred on the battlefield in Vietnam, while serving as chaplain for 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Capodanno was killed while attempting to rescue an injured corpsman. Mount Whitney is the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, homeported in Gaeta, and operates with a combined crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners.


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