Oct 1, 2024

Pirrawayingi, left, a Munupi Clan elder, welcomes U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chase Cooke, the husband of Capt. Eleanor LeBeau, to the Tiwi Island family during a Pukumani ceremony hosted by the Tiwi Island-Mantiyupwi clan, in collaboration with the Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation, at Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Australia, Sept. 27, 2024. The Pukumani Ceremony is a traditional Tiwi people ritual that honors the deceased and helps guide their spirits to the afterlife, marking the official end of mourning. For the first time, U.S. Marines and family members of the fallen were honored by the Tiwi and Larrakia people during the week leading up to two culturally significant ceremonies: a healing ceremony and a Pukumani ceremony. These ceremonies commemorated the three U.S. Marines who tragically lost their lives in a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crash on Melville Island on Aug. 27, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)

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ILCE-7RM5

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FE 85mm F1.8

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ILCE-7RM5

LENS

FE 85mm F1.8

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

250

 
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