To me it looks more a welcome than a farewell ceremony!!!
I can see that image now with my eyes shut, so let me ask you a few questions.
1. Do the uniformed men appear to be US Navy, or might they be captain and officer from a cargo ship? Perhaps a cargo ship from The Black Star line, established by Nkrumah of Ghana, used by African-American expats to and from african countries...
2. Is there anything to indicate where that dock is, other than the fake lei and the Hawaiin shirts?
3. Do the four people on the left, the two men on the right, and the asian woman in front in the black dress, appear out of place with five dock workers in the background, and the three crew crouched in the foreground?
4. If that is Stanley Armour and the kenyan son of a goat-herder standing together, then how could they appear to be the same height? Stanley Armour Dunham was over 6’ and the kenyan was 5’8” IIRC.
And that’s just for starters...that entire composition is just so wrong on so many levels, and that’s before one asks, who is the young woman?