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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read More(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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreToday, 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.
Read More(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.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read Morevia 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.
Read Morevia 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.
Read MoreVia 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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Read MoreVia 13ABC Action News — The names of six Oddo brothers will be forever etched on a plaque at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington D.C.
Read MoreVia www.navy.mil — 15 June 2023
From MC1 (SW/AW) Jeanette Mullinax, Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs: Gunner’s Mate is one of the five original ratings established in The Naval Armament Act of 1794 along with Boatswain’s Mate, Quartermaster, Master-at-Arms, and Yeoman.
Read MoreThe United States Navy Memorial will present retired U.S. Navy Master Chief William Goines, the Navy’s first African American SEAL, with the 2023 Lone Sailor Award.
Read MoreThe Cheyenne SubVets raised funds to install “The Lone Sailor” statute downtown at the corner of West 23rd Street and Carey Avenue. It is an extension of the Capitol Avenue Bronze Project, and veterans were joined by fellow community members to celebrate its unveiling Saturday for a dedication to sailors of past, present and future.
Read MoreThe United States Navy Memorial will present U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, with the 2023 Naval Heritage Award.
Read MoreThe United States Navy Memorial will host its 32nd annual Blessing of the Ceremony in person and online on Saturday, April 15th. This year's blessing will be provided by the Chief of Chaplains of the Navy, Rear Admiral Gregory N. Todd. The keynote speaker will be the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, James M. Honea. Afterward, attendees are invited inside the Navy Memorial Visitor Center for a light reception featuring Navy Bean Soup from the White House Mess.
Read MoreThe United States Navy Memorial will present former Deputy Secretary of Defense, United States Marine Corps veteran, and National Security professional Bob Work with the 2023 Lone Sailor Award.
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