120604-N-UH337-005 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 4, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 commemorate the Battle of Midway on its 70th anniversary and bow their heads in reverence as Lt. Brian E. Myers, from New London, Ohio, says a prayer in honor of those Sailors who fought in the Battle of Midway. The battle, which took place June 4-7 in 1942, is regarded as a critical turning point in the Pacific during World War II. Homeported in Gulfport, Miss., NMCB-11, homeported in Gulfport, Miss., is deployed to Afghanistan to conduct general, mobility,
120604-N-UH337-005 HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 4, 2012) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 commemorate the Battle of Midway on its 70th anniversary and bow their heads in reverence as Lt. Brian E. Myers, from New London, Ohio, says a prayer in honor of those Sailors who fought in the Battle of Midway. The battle, which took place June 4-7 in 1942, is regarded as a critical turning point in the Pacific during World War II. Homeported in Gulfport, Miss., NMCB-11, homeported in Gulfport, Miss., is deployed to Afghanistan to conduct general, mobility, survivability engineering operations, defensive operations, Afghan National Army partnering and detachment of units in combined and joint operations area, Afghanistan. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Carmichael/Released) Battle of Midway commemoration 120604-N-UH337-005
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