USS Sampson
 
8/6/2012 
USS Sampson sets anchor in Honiara, Guadalcanal 
Photo by IS1(SW/AW) Tyler D. Rubin 
QM1(SW/AW) Charles Thompson poses with Michael Bratten and his father, former Storekeeper Second Class Walter Bratten.  
 
Honiara, Guadalcanal - QM1(SW/AW) Charles Thompson poses with Michael Bratten and his father, former Storekeeper Second Class Walter Bratten. Petty Officer Thompson reenlisted on August 6, 2012, after USS SAMPSON anchored in Iron Bottom Sound off the coast of Honiara, Guadalcanal. Walter Bratten was assigned to the USS CUSHING (DD 376) and is a survivor of the Battle of Guadalcanal. USS SAMPSON is in port Honiara for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal. (Photo by IS1(SW/AW) Tyler D. Rubin)
  
US Navy Recruiting | No Fear Act | FOIA | USA.gov | US Navy | US Marine Corps | Navy Reserves | Individual Augmentee | Veterans Crisis Line This is an official United States Navy Website. This US Government system is subject to monitoring. Please read our Privacy Policy notice.

The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the United States Department of Defense, or the United States Department of the Navy of the linked web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sites, the United States Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy  does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD web site.
Share