Heartwarming photos of Hawaii’s military reuniting with loved ones
You can feel the aloha spirit all around in these memorable moments captured by the U.S. Navy.
You can really feel the aloha spirit in these photographs. In honor of Veterans Day, we compiled these intimate moments of active military personnel embracing and being welcomed by their loved ones right here at Pearl Harbor. Family and friends (and in one case a dog!) line the harbor piers, forearms drenched with lei as they wait to give these deserved men and women a special Hawaii welcome.
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Allred, an electronics technician, reunites with his family in Honolulu after completing a deployment to the western Pacific region on attack submarine USS North Carolina.
Fire Control Technician 1st Class Joseph Lewis hugs and laughs wtih his wife following the return of USS Louisville.
Returning from a six-month deployment on the submarine USS Columbus, Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Joshua Nimis is welcomed Hawaii-style by his girlfriend on the submarine pier of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
Senior Chief Sonar Technician Jim Sowa and his wife kiss for the first time following a seven-month deployment aboard the USS Olympia, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine.
Gas Turbine System Technician Mechanical 2nd Class Brian Sacman gazes into the eyes of his newborn baby for the first time following 6-months on guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee.
Musician 3rd Class Steve Lamonica is in the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band. Here he reunites with his wife and daughter in Pearl Harbor after completing Pacific Partnership 2012 aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy.
Draped in maile and kukui (candlenut tree) lei, Cmdr. Martin Muckian, the commanding officer of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greeneville, runs into the open arms of his son at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Chief Personnel Specialist Kevin Sun reunites with his dog and loved ones in Pearl Harbor after time spent on assignment with the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy.
On the Pearl Harbor pier, Lt. Dave Steinberger meets his daughter for the first time following his return home from the USS Columbia.
Ships Serviceman 3rd Class Nathan Mawer proposes to his girlfriend, Sarah Bankston, immediately after returning from his 6-month deployment aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee.
Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Luis Navarrodiaz reunited wiht his daughter Kiara and wife Leiby at Pearl Harbor after the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Eric Krukowski hugs his wife after completing six-months deployed on the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Santa Fe.
