Photo Gallery: Salute to Veterans

PROVIDENCE, RI – In Providence on Nov. 5, the Navy War College honored the veterans who will never have a building named after them or appear in the history books, but who also served. The ceremony was followed by a special Waterfire in Downtown Providence.

Caption: Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley, president, U.S. Naval War College, listens to the keynote address from Craig M. Mullaney, a strategic partner manager at Facebook and an Army combat veteran, during a ceremony honoring U.S. military veterans at the Rhode Island Department of Education building. The ceremony was followed by a torch procession by veterans who walked from the Department of Education building to Waterplace Park for the “Waterfire Salute to Veterans.”

Caption: Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley, president, U.S. Naval War College, provides remarks during a ceremony honoring U.S. military veterans at the Rhode Island Department of Education building. “It is an honor to be here today. We salute the veterans who did their jobs without recognition, the veterans who honored their country but didn’t make the history books, veterans who will never have a street, building, ship named after them,” said Harley. The ceremony was followed by a torch procession by veterans who walked from the Department of Education building to Waterplace Park for the “Waterfire Salute to Veterans.”

Caption: Coast Guard Capt. Richard J. Shultz, commander, Sector Southeastern New England, and Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley, president, U.S. Naval War College, participate in a ceremony honoring U.S. military veterans at the Rhode Island Department of Education building. “It is an honor to be here today. We salute the veterans who did their jobs without recognition, the veterans who honored their country but didn’t make the history books, veterans who will never have a street, building, ship named after them,” said Harley. The ceremony was followed by a torch procession by veterans who walked from the Department of Education building to Waterplace Park for the “Waterfire Salute to Veterans.”

Caption: Rear Adm. Jeffrey A. Harley, president, U.S. Naval War College, administers the federal oath of enlistment to people entering the military during a ceremony honoring U.S. military veterans at the Rhode Island Department of Education building. “To the young men and women who have entered the military today, you are now among the list of proud veterans who have served before you and who continue to serve today,” said Harley. The ceremony was followed by a torch procession by veterans who walked from the Department of Education building to Waterplace Park for the “Waterfire Salute to Veterans.”

Courtesy Photos: U.S. Navy by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jess Lewis/Released)