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Shellback ceremony - the Navy tradition that turns recruits into legends
The Shellback ceremony is one of the Navy’s most famous rites of passage, marking a sailor’s crossing of the equator. Its mix of tradition, status, humor, and controversy shows how naval culture turns ...
Some might call it destiny that brought a deceased Navy veteran’s family a piece of history Saturday. The story starts about four years ago, in the attic of a vacant Portsmouth home. James Shearl’s ...
ABOUT 160 sailors and soldiers considered “pollywogs” aboard the Philippine Navy’s flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar undertook the “shellback ceremony” on Saturday as the vessel crossed the equator on ...
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