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Capt. William Hlavin, the regional chaplain assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), right, annoints Capt. Kathy Stewart, the director of meritime operations, left, during a blessing of the hands ceremony during National Nurses Week to NMFL nurses before they conduct their duties onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex.
230508-N-MS174-0004.JPG Photo By: Bobbie A. Camp

May 15, 2023
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - 230508-N-MS174-0001 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 8, 2023) Capt. William Hlavin, the regional chaplain assigned to Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), right, annoints Capt. Kathy Stewart, the director of meritime operations, left, during a blessing of the hands ceremony during National Nurses Week to NMFL nurses before they conduct their duties onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads - Portsmouth Annex. Blessing of the hands is a moment of celebration and thanksgiving in recognition of a caregiver’s hands with oils or water and symbolizes how hands are used to deliver care and compassion. (U.S. Navy photo by Bobbie A. Camp)


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