U.S. Sailor's Goodbye Embrace

The U.S. Navy released a photo  of a sailor embracing a family member before departing on the guided missile destroyer USS Shoup in Everett, Washington on, June 1, 2017.

The Shoup is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group.

The above photo was taken by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Van’tLeven.

Note: I'm thankful that I was a carefree bachelor when I shipped out so many years ago.

You can click on the above photo to enlarge.