Through fog and rain on Friday morning, a 7-foot statue of a sailor faced a crowd filled with veterans of the US Navy and other military branches who sacrificed their personal freedoms in service of the nation.

It was an honor to serve with you my whole career. And I’m really happy to see you here at the helm of the Navy Memorial. And I want to offer and echo your thanks to everyone that had a part in putting together this evening and our great celebration of veterans in our Navy team, and also to the team here at the Navy Memorial that really brings to life our Navy story, every single day, and for always making our summer Tuesday nights for our Concerts on the Avenue so much fun and so exciting.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space ForceJohn Bentivegna attended an early premiere of Sony Pictures’ “Fly Me to the Moon” at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., July 10.

HONORED: A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the statue of the Lone Sailor at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington on Monday, 6/3, a day ahead of the 82nd anniversary of the Battle Of Midway in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

Sophia Odom never met her grandfather but his lengthy military service is helping her pay for college.

She admired the late Alfred Lee Odom, an Aircraft Maintenanceman Master Chief in the U.S. Navy, and his career is a source of pride for the family. He served from 1959 until his retirement in 1981.

The United States Navy Memorial is pleased to announce Sophia Odom as the recipient of the 2024 Navy Memorial Scholarship. Each year, the US Navy Memorial awards $5,000 to the grandchildren of deceased Chief Petty Officers with high academic achievements.

(via KFYR TV) - Monday’s stop at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. was a little extra special for the 10 Navy veterans on the Western North Dakota Honor Flight.

The Board of Directors of the United States Navy Memorial announced today that retired Navy Vice Admiral John Nowell, Jr. has been selected to be the next President & CEO.

Today, May 8, 2024, seven brothers from Bingham Lake, Minnesota, were honored with a commemorative plaque at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. 

(via KTIV TV) Veterans on the 18th Midwest Honor Flight got to tour around the nation’s capital and see the monuments and memorials to their service and sacrifice.

Their tour included a stop at the Iwo Jima Memorial, which is dedicated to the U.S. Marines.

A monument dedicated to those who serve in the U.S. Navy is slated for downtown Cleveland’s lakefront – just in time watch over the planned commissioning of the USS Cleveland.

The United States Navy Memorial Visitor Center will close for two months from Monday, January 1, 2024, to February 29, 2024, for major renovations. Administrative offices will remain open.

via Navy Sports - Washington, DC - As part of a full day in our nation's capital, the Navy baseball team had the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2023 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Ceremony on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.

via DVIDS — Washington D.C. - Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, of Oceanside, Calif., was honored October 28, 2023, during a memorial service at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Via Seapower Magazine — Vice Admiral Kelly Aeschbach, commander Naval Information Forces—known informally as the “I-Boss” — speaking July 18 with retired Rear Admiral Frank Thorp IV in the U.S. Naval Memorial’s SITREP series, said the Navy’s intelligence and cryptologic specialists were not as busy in the maritime environment during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as they have now become with the great power competition with China and Russia.

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