ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 9, 2016) – Lt. Alex Cross, a native of Osterville, Mass., prepares to commit the cremains during a burial-at-sea ceremony in honor of his grandmother, Mrs. Alice S. Roddis, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Roddis was a native of Wilkes Barre, Pa. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Murray/Released)

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