Lt. John Bethell, NSA Souda Bay chaplain, conducted an Ash Wednesday ceremony for installation personnel, March 6. During the ceremony the ashes were marked on the forehead as a visible cross and is often accompanied by the saying "Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris", which translates to "Remember, man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return."

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