USN Photo of the Day: Protecting Our Country, Preserving Our Freedom With Assets Seen and Unseen

Navy NewsStand - Eye on the Fleet ^ | March. 18, 2003 | U.S. Navy Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho

[EnjoyingLife]

March 18, 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Central Command Area of Responsibility: Sgt. Andrew Garrett (left) and K-Dog (the Bottle-nosed Dolphin in mid-air) of Commander Task Unit 55.4.3 (CTU-5.4.3) during a training session in the Arabian Gulf. CTU-5.4.3 conducts very risky deep/shallow water mine countermeasure operations to clear shipping lanes for humanitarian relief.

Photographer
Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho, United States Navy (USN), http://www.Navy.mil

Big image
http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/030318-N-5319A-002.jpg

Credits
Caption: http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=5691
Photo as sized above: http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20050530.htm

[EnjoyingLife]

To the families of our deceased and missing-in-action soldiers, to the veterans young and old, to our active duty soldiers: Thank you for your sacrifices.

[AmericanChef]

This must be blubbering day for me when I can get all misty-eyed over a picture of a dolphin. *sniff* Bless our soldiers and America.

[CaliGirl-R]

Me too. I have tears. I love our soldiers and my America. Dolphins too!

[Lockbar]

I remember when that Dolphin pic first showed up on Drudge 2 years ago. The insane liberals went nuts, poor sea creatures exploited by "America's evil war machine".

Hats off and a salute to all our finned, and un-finned warriors who have fallen in service to our nation.

[strange1]

Peek-a-boo I see you.

I like the camera. Kind of a bottle's eye view, so to speak.

[Bahbah]

This must be blubbering day for me....

You are not alone. To all of our military, past and present...thank you.