Master Chief Damage Controlman Vince Barry renders the “First Salute” to Ensign Michal Shafer during her commissioning ceremony at the Gulfport Armed Forces Retirement Home Sept. 25. The “First Salute” signifies a deep sense of gratitude of the new officer for the knowledge enlisted Sailors have passed on to her during her career.

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