Keywords: US Navy 040914-N-0057P-115 Chief petty officer (CPO) selectee^rsquo,s pass along an American Flag that was draped over a casket full of Dixie Cup white hats.jpg en Pacific Ocean Sept 14 2004 - Chief petty officer CPO selectee s pass along an American Flag that was draped over a casket full of Dixie Cup white hats The hats were awaiting to be committed to the sea from the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 The white hat burial is one of the traditions in the process of transitioning to a CPO Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two CVW-2 are currently conducting operations in preparation for a scheduled deployment U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Seth C Peterson RELEASED 2004-09-14 040914-N-0057P-115 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17687 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Seth C Peterson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Sea burials |