U. S. Navy Capt. Christopher Merris, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton chaplain, gives the final prayer before dismissing the guests during the annual National Day of Prayer at the 22 Area Mess Hall on Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 4, 2017. The National Day of Prayer was established as an annual event in 1952 and is founded on the Constitutional rights of freedom of speech and freedom of religion and can be celebrated by all Americans. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan)

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