Battle of Midway Commemoration
Thursday, June 4
8:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. - Symposium: A Critical Review of Myths & Mythmakers, Naval Heritage Center
2:00 p.m. - Commemorative Ceremony, On the Navy Memorial Plaza followed by a reception inside the Naval Heritage Center

Speakers include:

ADM Gary Roughead, USN, Chief of Naval Operations
GEN James F. Amos, USMC, Asst. Commandant of the Marine Corps
CAPT Jack W. Crawford, USN (Ret.) Midway Veteran, USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Joseph Sanes, Midway Veteran, USS Hammann (DD-412)
James Perry, Ph.D., Northrup Grumman
Richard C. Thorton, Ph.D., Prof. of History & Intl. Affairs George Washington Univ. William Price, National Security Agency (Ret.)

All events are free and open to the public. Events are held rain or shine!
News from Navy Memorial

Memorial Day Weekend at the Navy Memorial

Rolling Thunder Rolled In Again!
Rolling Thunder Wreathlaying 2009

Highlights of the May 23 events included a commemorative wreathlaying with Gary Scheffmeyer, the president of Rolling Thunder and Cdr. Kirk Lippold, former Commanding Officer of USS Cole when it was attacked in Yemen in 2001, followed by rock music concert and a six-hour Navaho warrior dance ceremony on the Plaza honoring veterans.

Ernest Borgnine and the Fleet Reserve Association Honor Veterans on Memorial Day

Honorary Chief Petty Officer Ernest Borgnine pleased the crowds by assisting the Fleet Reserve Association with their annual wreathlaying. Afterwards, Andrews Sisters' lookalikes performed a WWII Radio Show.

News from the Navy Log
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About “Boston Maggie”
Boston Maggie writes about the military, foreign policy, current events and history from the perspective of a civilian who strongly supports the military, the GWOT and OIF/OEF. Maggie grew up in Charlestown, Massachusetts, running the decks of Old Ironsides and climbing the 294 steps of the Bunker Hill monument. Her love of the Navy and the military was fostered by her father, who served aboard USS Norris (DD-859) in the late 1950s. You can read some of her posts at www.bostonmaggie.blogspot.com.