NDW Commemorates Battle of Coral Sea

U.S. Navy photos by MC2 Kiona Miller

(Left to right) Naval District Washington (NDW) Chaplain Lt. David Malnar, NDW Commandant Rear Adm. Patrick Lorge, Australian Ambassador to the United States the Honorable Kim Beazley, Commander, Navy Installation Command Vice Adm. William French and Australian Naval Attache Commodore Steven Woodall render a hand salute as the Australian and the United States national anthem is played during the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea held at the U.S. Navy Memorial, May 1.

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Commander, Navy Installation Command Vice Adm. William French lay a wreath during the 70th anniversary ceremony commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea held at the U.S. Navy Memorial, May 1. The Battle of the Coral Sea took place in early May of 1942 and was a major air and naval engagement of the Second World War.

Rear Adm. Patrick Lorge, commandant of Naval District Washington and Australian Ambassador to the United States the Honorable Kim Beazley lay a wreath during the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea held at the U.S. Navy Memorial, May 1. The Battle of the Coral Sea took place in early May of 1942 and was a major air and naval engagement of the Second World War.

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