A couple of images from my visit to Guantanamo Bay detention camp in August of 2016. You can read more about my visit in my stories "An inside look at Gitmo as detention facility faces uncertain future" and "GITMO procedures challenge military 'transparency.'"
Navy
USS Requin /
TOP: Korean War veteran Joe Kobus, 84, of Shaler, a member of the Shaler VFW Post 9199, stands near the USS Requin during a memorial service at the submarine on the North Shore on Sunday, May 29, 2016. BOTTOM: Ron Luniewski, a member of the Shaler VFW Post 9199, posts the colors during the memorial service at the USS Requin submarine.
Finally At Rest /
Commander Michael Freynik, a member of a Navy Honor Guard from the Navy Operation Support Center (NSOC) Pittsburgh, prepares to present the folded American flag for Navy veteran William Rodgers during his funeral at the Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Bridgeville on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Rodgers burial was conducted through the Missing in America Project, which assists in location, identification and burial of unclaimed American veterans.
Members of a Navy Honor Guard from the Navy Operation Support Center (NSOC) Pittsburgh, (left to right) Seaman Falon Jones, Commander Michael Freynik and First Class Petty Officer Lewis Dean process with the cremains of Navy veteran William Rodgers during his funeral the Cemetery of the Alleghenies.
First Class Petty Officer Lewis Dean, a member of the Navy Honor Guard from the Navy Operation Support Center (NSOC) Pittsburgh, plays taps during the funeral of Navy veteran William Rodgers.