Distinguished guests attend the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG-48). From left to right they are: Commander Clinton (CDR) Clinton James Coneway, ship's commanding officer; Major General (MGEN) Earnest C. Cheatham Jr., commanding general, 1st Marine Division; Rear Admiral L.S. Severance, commander, Naval Base Seattle; Captain Howard Venezia, commander, Surface Squadron One; John T. Gilbride Jr., general manager, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp.; and Chaplain (CAPT) Joseph Brennan.