There was a lot of hero talk during Holly Crabtree’s retirement ceremony.

The hospital corpsman chief, shot in the head by a sniper two years ago in  Iraq, never fully recovered and left the Navy on Friday after 14 years.

The Port Angeles native was shot near Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on April 15,  2010, while providing medical support for a couple SEAL teams. The bullet  pierced her helmet near her left temple, entered her skull, and came to rest  behind her ear.

“Today we celebrate serving with a hero,” Lt. Martie Johnson, said during the  invocation.

They celebrated with another hero — Medal of Honor recipient Leroy Petry. The  Army sergeant first class, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, made a  surprise appearance.

“I got word of it and said it would be my honor to be there,” Petry said.

While shot through both legs in Afghanistan, Petry saved fellow Rangers by  picking up and throwing a live enemy grenade. It exploded as he let go, blowing  off his right hand.