Wreaths Across America made its annual stop at Albacore Park. Members from several branches of the armed services participated in placing wreaths on the monuments in the Memorial Garden.
Date(s): 12 December 2015. Album by Albacore. Photos by Gerry Sedor. 1 - 13 of 13 Total. 5218 Visits.
1 DSC 7930 ED1Edit Observing a moment of silence to remember the fallen, the prisoners of war, the missing in action and to honor those who have served and are serving in the armed forces.Edit
2 DSC 7931 ED1Edit Color Guard from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.Edit
5 DSC 7938 ED1Edit Lori Arsenault, daughter of ENC Tilmon J. Arsenault, lost on USS Thresher, addresses the gathering.Edit
6 DSC 7942 ED1Edit William Tebo, WWII submarine veteran, places a remembrance wreath in memory of those who served and are serving in the US Navy at the USS Thresher memorial.Edit
7 DSC 7946 ED1Edit James O'Neill, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Thailand, 64-68, USAF lays a remembrance wreath in honor of those who served and are serving in the US Air Force.Edit
8 DSC 7949 ED1Edit Bob McAlpine, USN sub vet, lays a remembrance wreath in memory of those who served and are serving in the US Marine Corps.Edit
9 DSC 7952 ED1Edit Mark Ladrie, Coast Guard Auxiliary, 2011-present, lays a remembrance wreath in memory of those who served and are serving in the US Coast Guard.Edit
10 DSC 7957 ED1Edit Harold Jamieson, USCG Auxiliary, plays TAPS at the conclusion of the ceremony.Edit
11 DSC 7962 ED1Edit Harold Jamieson (l) and Mark Ladrie (r) USCG Auxiliary, with wreaths.Edit
12 DSC 7966 ED1Edit Members of Thresher Base, USCG Auxiliary and Albacore Park posing in front of the Dolphin statue where the wreaths were placed.Edit
13 DSC 7977 ED2Edit Wreaths of Remembrance decorate the USS Albacore (SS 218) monument and the fencing surrounding the Dolphin Statue.Edit
