110506-N-KK330-514 BATH, Maine (May 6, 2011) Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) and ship's sponsor, welds a steel box filled with mementos of her son to the mast of the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112), during a mast stepping ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The stepping of the ship's mast is a Navy tradition in which a coin is placed at the base of a ship's mast to bring good luck and safe voyages for a vessel. The pieces will remain sealed in the ship’s super structure until decommissioning. ( N
110506-N-KK330-514 BATH, Maine (May 6, 2011) Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) and ship's sponsor, welds a steel box filled with mementos of her son to the mast of the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112), during a mast stepping ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The stepping of the ship's mast is a Navy tradition in which a coin is placed at the base of a ship's mast to bring good luck and safe voyages for a vessel. The pieces will remain sealed in the ship’s super structure until decommissioning. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco/Released) US Navy 110506-N-KK330-514 Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) and ship's sponsor, welds a steel box filled with mementos of her
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