File:Sailors and Marines prepare to receive ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer.jpg

Summary
INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 25, 2009) Sailors and Marines prepare to receive ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer and the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group with embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are on a scheduled deployment supporting global maritime security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John J. Siller/Released) Date: 25 February 2009 This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 090225-N-8283S-018. Author: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John J. Siller This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.