Annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Tribute at the U.S. Navy Memorial
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The United States Navy Memorial will host a Wreath Laying Ceremony, panel discussion, and book signing on Monday, November 12th in observance of Veterans Day:
November 12th, 2018 from 11:00am ? 2:00pm
U.S. Navy Memorial
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
Pre-ceremony events will begin at 11:00am inside of the Navy Memorial's Visitor Center. There will be a panel discussion followed by a book signing with Patricia Walters Anderson, author of the Nautilus Trilogy. The discussion will include former crew members from the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine.
The Wreath Laying Ceremony at will begin at 1:00pm on U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza* and will include remarks from Navy Memorial and Naval District Washington officials. Captain Alan McCurry, USN (Ret.), who served aboard the USS Nautilus, will be the honored speaker for the ceremony. Following tradition, the U.S. Navy Band and Ceremonial Guard will perform.
These events are part of an ongoing effort by the Navy Memorial to promote public understanding and appreciation of the history and culture of the Sea Services. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, giving them an opportunity to take advantage of the Navy Memorial's free exhibits that celebrate the rich naval heritage of the United States.
*In the case of foul weather, the ceremony will be moved from the outdoor plaza to the Burke Theater, located in Navy Memorial's adjacent Visitor Center
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
For over 31 years, until his death in 2007, Pat was the wife and business partner of Captain William R. Anderson, the commander of USS Nautilus (SSN-571) during the first under-ice explorations in 1957 as well as Nautilus' historic top-secret mission to transit the Arctic Ocean from the Pacific to the Atlantic in 1958.
For more information about Veterans Day at the Navy Memorial, contact Robert Parker at rparker(at)navymemorial.org or 202-380-0723.
ABOUT THE NAVY MEMORIAL
The Navy Memorial, located at 701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, consists of a large plaza with a granite map of the world, the iconic Lone Sailor statue, 3,500 square-foot museum area, a 240-person theater, the Ship's Store which sells Navy memorabilia and the Navy Log, the nation's largest publicly available data base of sea service veterans. Our mission is to Honor, Recognize and Celebrate the men and women of the Sea Services, past, present and future; and to Inform the public about their service. We do that mission with the support of tens of thousands of members and Corporate Partners, including Huntington Ingalls Industry, USAA, Veritas, CACI, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Money Reserve, California Water Service Group, General Dynamics Information Technology, Perspecta, Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition, BAE Systems, Capital Bank, Ernst & Young, General Dynamics, L3 Technologies, Navy Mutual Aid, NewDay USA, and Pratt & Whitney. To learn more, visit navymemorial.org
SOURCE United States Navy Memorial
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