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150523-N-XG502-091 SOUDA BAY, Greece (May 23, 2015) Capt. Michael R. Moore, commanding officer, Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, lays a wreath on behalf of the U.S. Navy at a commemoration ceremony held at the Souda Bay Allied War Cemetery, 23 May. Moore attended and/or participated in several ceremonial events held in the Souda Bay and Maleme areas of Greece on the island of Crete. But it was not the U.S. military of World War II that was center stage. This year marked the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Crete that began the morning of May 20, 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code-name Unternehmen Merker (Operation Mercury). The Allied forces comprised of service members from Britain, New Zealand and Australia were joined with local villagers, most armed with farm tools or kitchen items, to resist the invasion. A long hard battle was fought for almost a week, but eventually the Allied forces had no choice but to evacuate. Cretan civilians took great risk to offer aid and shelter to those who remained and wanted to avoid capture by Nazi troops. Moore attended the opening flag raising ceremony held at Firka Fortress in Chania, May 22; a wreath laying ceremony at the Souda Bay Allied War Cemetery, May 23 and another at the German War Cemetery in Maleme, May 24; and the closing ceremony that was held at the Maleme Airport, May 24. (U.S. Navy photo by Jacky Fisher/Released)