The US Navy conducted its annual “Blessing of the Fleet” last month, hosted by the US Navy Memorial.

The blessing of the fleet is a ceremony created centuries ago in Europe and is a common practice by Sailors and navies around the world intended to guard ships and crews from the hazards of the sea. Sailors from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard and Coast Guard Honor Guard poured water from the Seven Seas and the Great Lakes into the surrounding fountains, “charging” them to life and ushering in the spring season.

Ironically, while the US Navy has participated for the past 23 years, at least, an elementary school mock up of the same thing was canceled last year over the “separation of church and state” last year.

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