Official photo taken by Admiral's staff...
Pre-baptism in front of ship (note Cora's adorable sailor dress!)
The act... she didn't cry until "in the Holy Spirit".... but settled quickly!
Nana and Duke with miss Cora in front of bell stand
Captain Lowell explaining how the bell will have Cora's name stamped inside. Also that the bells are still made by Paul Revere Company and they are not property of the US Navy. Once the ship is put to rest, the bell returns to that company.
family shot on the folksole.
With Chaps Baik
With Chaps BaikWhat a special day! We were able to arrange Cora's baptism while Nana and Duke are still here. She was baptized by a base chaplain on the USS Tortuga in the ship's bell :) What a neat tradition. The ceremony took place on the ship's folksole (the front of the ship) at 4 pm. The weather was beautiful. We were surrounded by our Sasebo friends and the ship's captain and XO. The tradition of the ship baptism includes Cora's name and birthdate and baptismal date being etched into the inside of the bell. Her name will join 4 others who have also been baptized in this manner. The most recent one was done in 2006. Cora's the first baby to be baptized on the Tortuga in Japan. We celebrated our special day with a Kobe beef supper at a local Japanese Steakhouse --- it was yummmmmmy! The only thing that would have made this event better would have been YOUR presence!
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omg---those pictures are so precious! for some reason i cannot click on them and blow them up, so please email the picture of her in the sailor's dress and her christening gown! hope the kobe beef was a good as it is supposed to be!!!!
What wonderful pictures! Congratulations to Cora on such a special day. We wish we could have been there! God Bless her, you and Greg, now and always! Love, Karen and George
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