090523-N-1786N-028 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 23, 2009) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) bow their heads during a prayer while a memorial service is conducted in the hangar bay. The memorial service was held in remembrance of the five crewmembers assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6 who died when their HH-60H Seahawk helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean while conducting training operations during a Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of Southern California. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Niegel/Released) US Navy


090523-N-1786N-028 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 23, 2009) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) bow their heads during a prayer while a memorial service is conducted in the hangar bay. The memorial service was held in remembrance of the five crewmembers assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 6 who died when their HH-60H Seahawk helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean while conducting training operations during a Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of Southern California. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Niegel/Released) US Navy 090523-N-1786N-028 Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) bow their heads during a prayer while a memorial service is conducted in the hangar bay


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