Wreath Laying Ceremony At U.S. Navy Memorial For Victims Of Washington Navy Yard Victims

The U.S. Defense Department released the above photo and below statement:

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lay a wreath at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2013.

 

The defense leaders held the small ceremony to remember the 12 victims of the Sept. 16 shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, second from right, and Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, right, chief of naval operations, look on.