Chaplain (CAPT.) Oliver Wetzel, Naval Base Seattle, offers the invocation at the launching of the guided missile patrol combatant (hydrofoil) Aries (PHM-5). Among those with Wetzel on the platform are: Boeing Marine Systems Vice President Robert E. Bateman, third from left; Vice Adm. Earl B. Fowler Jr., commander, Naval Sea Systems Command; his wife who is ship's sponsor; and Rear Adm. James D. Williams, commander, Naval Base Seattle
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Renton
State: Washington (WA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Boeing Marine Systems
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
05/11/1981
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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