U.S. Navy Memorial hosted by Honor Flight Maine, Oct. 28, 2023U
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2023) Gold Star father, Master Sgt. (Ret.) Stephen Douglass, left, Grandfather 1Sgt (Ret.) Carl Douglass, center, and Rear Adm. Luke Frost, director, Reserve Warfare, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, pose for a photo during a memorial service at the U.S. Navy Memorial hosted by Honor Flight Maine, Oct. 28, 2023. Douglass was assigned to the Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and was one of six who perished when the Fitzgerald collided with a cargo ship off the coast of Japan in 2017. Honor Flight Maine is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America’s Veterans for all their service and sacrifices. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Orlando Quintero)