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Celebrating 20 years of serving the Hampton Roads Navy family
Vol. 21, No. 30 Norfolk, VA | flagshipnews.com | 08.01-08.07.13
■ on display Memorabilia from and about the USS Forrestal was on display for the annual USS Forrestal memorial ceremony, July 26, held at the Navy’s Farrier Firefighting Facility at Surface Warfare Officers School Command (SWOS) Engineering Learning Site in Norfolk. For the first time in 30 years, the ceremony was held indoors. The event is held each July in honor of the 134 service members who died as a result of a fire that broke out aboard Forrestal during the Vietnam conflict. David Todd
Farrier Firefighting Facility hosts annual memorial for USS Forrestal By David Todd The Flagship Managing Editor
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LINCOLN HOSTS HEALTH FAIR
Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Norfolk’s Super Servmart hosted local high school students, July 25, to tour the store and gain a better perspective of job opportunities for the visually disabled. The tour was part of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired program that assists Virginians who are blind, vision impaired or deaf-blind
The Navy’s Farrier Firefighting Facility at Surface Warfare Officers School Command (SWOS) Engineering Learning Site in Norfolk held its annual USS Forrestal (CVA 59) memorial ceremony with the support of the USS Forrestal Association, July 26. For the first time in 30 years, the annual ceremony was held indoors. The event is held each July in honor of the 134 service members who died as a result of a fire that broke out aboard Forrestal during the Vietnam conflict while the ship was on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf. An additional observance was held at Arlington National Ceremony on July 29. In attendance was Cmdr. Blane Shearon, director of Fleet Enlisted Engineering Training, SWOS who introduced guest speaker Kenneth V. “Ken” Killmeyer, the USS Forrestal Association historian and crew survivor, and retired Senior Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Joe Costello, who serves as the memorial services coordinator. The audience included former Forrestal crew members, surviving family members, Sailors, instructors and guests. Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Charles Branch from the SWOS Engineering Learning Site served as master of ceremonies. The invocation and benediction was provided by Lt. Cmdr. Chris E. Hester, chaplain
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By MC3 Jonteil Johnson USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs
NEWPORT NEWS
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) hosted a health fair at Huntington Hall in Newport News, July 24. “We have Sailors from the galley, medical department, safety department and Morale, Welfare and Recreation department supporting us,” said Lt. Jeremy Slocum, Lincoln’s medical service corps officer and health promotions coordinator. “It’s good to have a little bit of everybody from the ship.” During the health fair, Slocum discussed smoking cessation, a program aimed at eliminating tobacco use from the Navy.
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Runners get down in the mud at the Military Challenge
NAVSUP hosts visually disabled students By Jim Kohler NAVSUP FLC Norfolk Office of Corporate Communications
NORFOLK More than 800 service members, civilians and family members of all ages came out to compete in a toe-to-toe dash to the finish line in the 4th annual Military Challenge at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex, July 27. Check out the On Liberty section for more photos and coverage from the event.
Photos by Harry Gerwien | Military Newspapers of Virginia
NFMT NORFOLK TEACHES BAKING, DECORATING SKILLS Navy Food ManagementTeam (NFMT) Norfolk hosted a cake decorating class at their training galley and classroom, July 23-24.Thirteen local culinary specialists attended the training, which was taught by two NFMT instructors.
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FLAG RETURNED TO JAPAN In a gesture of friendship and goodwill, Rear Adm. James F. Caldwell returned a good luck flag belonging to a Imperial Japanese Soldier. » see B1
BOOK PENNED BY 11-YEAR-OLD MILITARY CHILD “Born an Angel” was published by a military child, 11-year-old Briley Rossiter.The book is about her sister who is confined to a wheelchair.
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