US Navy (USN) members of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) crew and air wing toss a wreath into the sea during a memorial ceremony commemorating the one-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Tossing the wreath are USN Captain (CAPT) Martin J. Erdossy (left), Commanding Officer; USN Rear Admiral (RADM) (Upper half) Joseph A. Sestak Jr., GW Battle Group Commander; USN CAPT Dana R. Potts, Carrier Air Wing (CAW) 17 Commander; and USN CAPT Gerald D. Roncolato (right), Commander of Destroyer Squadron 26. A year ago, the GW was ordered to leave a brief training mission off the Virginia (VA) coast to defend the New York (NY) airspace and the...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) members of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) crew and air wing toss a wreath into the sea during a memorial ceremony commemorating the one-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Tossing the wreath are USN Captain (CAPT) Martin J. Erdossy (left), Commanding Officer; USN Rear Admiral (RADM) (Upper half) Joseph A. Sestak Jr., GW Battle Group Commander; USN CAPT Dana R. Potts, Carrier Air Wing (CAW) 17 Commander; and USN CAPT Gerald D. Roncolato (right), Commander of Destroyer Squadron 26. A year ago, the GW was ordered to leave a brief training mission off the Virginia (VA) coast to defend the New York (NY) airspace and the Northeastern coast from further attack and now on a six-month deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 T. J. Talarico, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public
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