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200503-N-PL946-1049 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 3, 2020) Lt. Piyaratana Hingulwala, a Buddhist chaplain at Recruit Training Command, informs recruits of the history of Vesak during a Vesak ceremony inside the Recruit Memorial Chapel. Vesak is a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. More than 35,000 recruits train annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling/Released)