Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Sailors conduct a burial at sea. (2).jpg ATLANTIC OCEAN Oct 23 2012 Sailors aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp LHD 1 conduct a burial at sea ceremony on the starboard aircraft elevator Wasp committed 17 former service members to the sea during this time-honored tradition The U S Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U S interests around the globe Join the conversation on social media using warfighting U S Navy photo by Seaman Andrew B Church/Released 121023-N-UE577-213 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/8125331479/ Sailors conduct a burial at sea 2005-12-31 20 01 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America SN Andrew B Church/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/8125331479 2012-11-12 02 13 10 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check |