A real splash/Donovan Pelletier, 2, plays in the kiddie pool at the city’s Randolph Pool on Grayland Avenue in the West End. The toddler was enjoying Memorial Day with his mother, siblings and friends.

Recognizing a naval pioneer/The late Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr., a Richmond native who was the first African-American to reach the rank of admiral and the first African-American to command a U.S. Navy fleet, was remembered and honored Wednesday during a ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial commemorating the 50th anniversary of his promotion to the rank of admiral.

Squirrel in the West End