YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN
06.16.2023
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Toi Williams
USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Photo By Petty Officer 3rd Class Toi Williams | This graphic was created for a Father's Day article. (U.S. Navy graphic by MC3 Toi... read more
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PASSING THE TORCH: A Father’s Legacy of Military Service
Upon returning home from deployment, Mess Specialist 1st Class Harding James Jr., would drop his sea bag near the door. Soon after, an eight-year-old’s footsteps would rush behind him, arms open, ready to smell the bag. He was infatuated with how it smelled like the ocean.
