Video by Leslie Hull-Ryde Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share WWI Memorial - First Colors Ceremony (John Jensen, Stockham 1) Military Sealift Command Far East March 7, 2021 | 0:11 USNS Gy. Sgt. Fred W. Stockham Contracted Mariners Remember WWI NamesakeAs the nation observes the inaugural flag raising ceremony at the newly constructed World War I memorial, Military Sealift Command’s contract mariners, like John Jensen on board USNS Gy. Sgt. Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017), salute the ship’s namesake. Stockham served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I and earned the Medal of Honor for his sacrificial actions.
Video by Leslie Hull-Ryde Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share WWI Memorial - First Colors Ceremony (John Jensen, Stockham 1) Military Sealift Command Far East March 7, 2021 | 0:11 USNS Gy. Sgt. Fred W. Stockham Contracted Mariners Remember WWI NamesakeAs the nation observes the inaugural flag raising ceremony at the newly constructed World War I memorial, Military Sealift Command’s contract mariners, like John Jensen on board USNS Gy. Sgt. Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017), salute the ship’s namesake. Stockham served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I and earned the Medal of Honor for his sacrificial actions.