The Last Uniform
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- Watch to see how two Navy morticians feel about their job at Dover Port Mortuary.
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Video produced by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jen Blake and Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jennifer Lebron, Defense Media Activity
I wish this job didn't exist but unfortunately it has to and these people who do the job are true overlooked professionals. Thank you for your service to our military who pay the ultimate sacrifice to defend our freedom
Fair winds and following seas shipmates.
Bravo Zulu Docs. A difficult job to deal with the end of life, but you and your crew do so with the utmost dignity and respect for the Fallen and their families. Your's is a job few outside the service know of, but those who do, hold you all in the highest regards. Semper Fidelis et Semper Fortis.
From a Desert Storm Doc.
Thank you so much for your dedication and love. It takes a very special kind of person to do what you do so very well. I come from a family, a huge line, of men who served in our wonderful US Navy. My 15 year old nephew will be joining your ranks in just 2 1/2 years. I’m so proud of him for continuing our Navy line. Again, thank you and God bless you.
A hard duty whose importance is often not noted. This service is of high humanity and require a will uncommon for we thanks. the ultimate uniform, we may call it. claudio alpaca
Thank you for your service & fof giving honor to our fallen heroes.
these two should be officers!
My uncle was a WWII Navy veteran, and requested that he be buried in his uniform. Thank you for the job you do. Forged by the Sea.
One of the best Chiefs I had was a mortician, Mike Santillanes! Came into the Navy as a 1st Class.
Matthew Case how did he become a first class upon enlisting
Dandre Ingram navy mortuary affairs specialists are Hospital Corpsmen who have been civilian morticians so theyre advanced skillset get them in at E6
The scenes of the morticians in Taking Chance were some of the most powerful in that movie.
To “To the FALLEN‼️”🍻
You folks do so much work behind the scenes, You honor the service member by ensuring they look impeccable as they go to their final resting place. Thank You!
thank you for your dedication to preserving the dignity of the fallen
No big parades. No big crowds. No one around but the sailors, marines, soldiers, airmen, and coasties, and yet they escort the fallen with dignity, and honor, and yes, even a majesty, which they deserve.
I believe pallbearers should be dressed in the dress uniform of their respective branch. Sorry but I think the NWU or combat uniforms look sloppy.
At minimum it should be either blue or white dress with white pistol belt and leggings. No need to go "all out" like the Honor Guard in D.C. with full-size medals ascot scarves and braided shoulder rope, but at least done up like the old Shore Patrol details.
@@rwboa22 I don’t think the NWU should be allowed to be worn on liberty. Sorry, sailors but I think it looks sloppy.
Thank You. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
God Bless You
U.S Navy 8 year Veteran Petty Officer 3rd Class E-4, This is the one job that I probably would not ever be able to do 😞🇺🇸IF I was still serving BUT at the same time IF I received orders for this Military Post I would Obviously have no choice 🇺🇸‼️
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thanks
Well done story. BZ.
Thank you for serving the fallen and their families with respect and dignity.
Thanks for watch you do.
MAY I ADD....I WAS THE STOCK CONTROL SUPERVISOR FOR FIRST DEPLOYMENT OF F14 ON BOARD USS ENTERPRISE CVN65, AND FIRST DEPLOYMENT OF FA18
ON BOARD USS KENNEDY CV67. I RETIRED SCPO.
What a beautiful tribute and how honorable! We thank God for how he has placed these liaisons and all the workers there in place as they receive the fallen warriors who gave the greatest sacrifice. I stand in awe and deep respect for all.🇺🇸🙏❤️
Bless you and thank you.
A job you never want to do but are honored to do
Loved honor guards for the way they carry casket walk salute they do they are so respect able .
03:49 Those are the faces we should see during this whole video. Somber, sincere, chaste.
God bless all our Heroes. Fair winds and following seas. this retired Navy Vet Salutes you with much respect and love.
Thank You both for your Service 🇺🇸
One job I am glad I never had, I had to relay an am cross message to a guy because 3 people I had to call weren't picking up for hours that was one day at NAS Damneck that I really regretted.
Thank you, Docs! 🇺🇸⚓️🇺🇸
By the time they put you in it the Navy would have yet another new uniform and you would be out of regs
America has a large number of soldiers and at the forefront
I am dispatching in large quantities and I think that it is a fine country.
Beautiful peaceful, God Bless You!!!
What's the song in the background.
1:53 the pistol and rifle ribbons are in the switched
I've participated in 62 military funerals whilst on "stash duty" waiting for an "A school" class to begin. Most of them were routine enough, if you can call a funeral a routine duty. You learn to compartmentalize things and deal with your own emotions "off duty". But we did one funeral for a recently promoted sailor who had made Chief (E7). That's a BIG DEAL in the Navy. He was a master diver and he was young, only 32. He had a young wife and 2 very young children. When I presented her the flag from that had draped his coffin, it was one of the hardest duties I've ever performed in the military. They always told us "DO NOT look them (whoever is getting the flag) in the eyes, look at their forehead. I understood the advice, but never followed it because I believed everyone deserved the respect of eye-contact. But I very nearly lost it looking at this young widow. God bless you all at Dover, and all the families that support all of our service members!
What a world of difference from Vietnam. Thank you for what you do. Im 65 now. But there is a big place in my heart for all these fallen young people and their families. I would go back in to help with this if I could, in a heartbeat. Cpl. USMC 1975-77 BM2 USN 1977-84 Semper Fi, Semper Fortis.
I AM NOT WORTHY
4:14 where's that 45
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18 wheelers aren't the answer FYI
how can i do this job in the marines if i become a marine
Faith Williams The Marines do not have morticians, all medical is through the Navy.
@@alexgrogan809 not quite, I saw a video on here called mortuary marines. Doing the same job as these navy ones
Talk to the recruiter(s) about what you want to do, and join the service that will get you to your goal. The HM1's in this video are better trained than their USMC counterparts. The sailors are both trained morticians, while the Marine featured in "Mortuary Marines" was an amphibious assault vehicle driver.
We appreciate everything y’all do, thank you!
From some who lives in the UK> You do a wonderful service to those who have given their lives for their country. But it not be more suitable if an alternative uniform was worn. For instance plain black.
They are wearing the best uniform for the branch of service they were in. There isn't a substitute for it.
@@paulbradford8240 sorry you misunderstood. I fully understand that the fallen are given the honour of wearing the best uniform of their branch. What I meant was a more appropriate uniform for those preparing the uniform. I feel the camouflage rig is not really appropriate for the job they do.
@@robharris5245 I totally agree. Sorry I misunderstood.
@@robharris5245 the Navy Work Uniform is in what it's called, a work uniform. Since 2019, they no longer wear the "Type I" pattern (what you see there), but the "Type III" similar to the Marines' "Woodland" MARPAT uniforms. Truthfully, the Navy should have adapted the now-obsolete two-tone blue Dickies-like "Utility" uniforms (the direct descendant of the old WW2-era Dungaree uniforms) with white Sailor cover as the Service Dress "Bravo" uniform instead of the tan and midnight blue uniform similar to the Marines' Service "Charlie", the dark blue utility uniforms identical to the Coast Guard's utility uniform with ball cap for all shipboard work details and any shore duties that require their wearing (such as aviation support crews at TOP GUN or the Blue Angels) and reserve the cammoflague uniforms for the Fleet Marine Forces and Navy CB (Sea Bee) units.
I was referring to the current members as to wear a plain black uniform. Not the fallen. Wearing camouflage uniform seems somewhat disrespectful.
Thank you
Looks depressing
Listen, don't just look. It's honourable and essential
Thank you, but audio sucks...