Ceremony marks decommission of guided missile frigate USS Ingraham

With a bright sun overhead and cold air blowing off Puget Sound, the USS IngrahamCQ, a guided missile frigate recently returned from a seven-month deployment, was formally decommissioned Wednesday at Naval Station Everett.

It was a moment that was bittersweet for some, including Cmdr. Daniel Straub, the ship's commanding officer for the past year and a half.

“She was my very first command,” said Straub, who has served in the Navy for 31 years, working his way up through the enlisted ranks.

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