BURIAL at SEA for Lt.j.g. Marc Rockwell-Pate aboard USS Ronald Reagan

When the ship's CO gave the flag to LTJG Rockwell-Pate's widow, he said to her, "On behalf of the President of the United States, the United States Navy and a grateful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of our appreciation for your loved one's honorable and faithful service." I was next to my wife when she received her father's flag. It's a powerful and valued moment for the next of kin.