180303-N-XK513-018 GARDINER, WA (March 3, 2018) CDR Andrew Cook, Commanding Officer for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18 (NMCB 18) salutes the head stone of Marvin Glenn Shields with fellow Seabees from his battalion. Shields is the first and only United States Navy Seabee to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty in the Vietnam War. Cook traveled with a group of NMCB 18 Sailors from the Naval Base Kitsap detachment out to the grave site to learn about Seabee history and heritage as part of their Seabee Combat Warfare pin training. Navy photo by
180303-N-XK513-018 GARDINER, WA (March 3, 2018) CDR Andrew Cook, Commanding Officer for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18 (NMCB 18) salutes the head stone of Marvin Glenn Shields with fellow Seabees from his battalion. Shields is the first and only United States Navy Seabee to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty in the Vietnam War. Cook traveled with a group of NMCB 18 Sailors from the Naval Base Kitsap detachment out to the grave site to learn about Seabee history and heritage as part of their Seabee Combat Warfare pin training. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian Carver/Released).
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