200217-N-GY005-0023 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 17, 2020) Sailors assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes fire blank ammunition from ceremonial guns during a 21 gun salute. The 21 gun salute was given in honor of George Washington’s birthday, a revolutionary war hero and the nation’s first president. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brigitte Johnston/Released)