U.S. Naval History
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Hey, Recruit Training Command & NAVSTA Great Lakes families! Visit us on 05/03 from 10am-12pm for a taste of hands on history with our latest “Drop Anchor” program. For kids, and kids at heart, these interactive activities teach sailor skills! We look forward to seeing you tmrw! #DropAnchor #USNavy
Plan on being in #GreatLakes tomorrow morning? Make sure you stop by for #SeaStories from 10am-12pm. Now is your chance to hear stories straight from the horse's (err goat's?) mouth. Ask any bootcamp days, favorite ports, the food; the possibilities are endless!
#ICYMI - Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Michael Malek, killed during WWII, was accounted for on Feb. 24, 2021.
On Dec. 7, 1941, Malek was assigned to #USSOklahoma when the ship was attacked and capsized quickly; 429 were killed.
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#EasterSunday - Marines and Navy Seabees attend Easter services atop Mount Suribachi on blood-stained Iwo Jima, while fellow Marines and Soldiers were assaulting Okinawa a few hundred miles away.
#TodayInHistory - 1945 - The first heavy kamikaze attacks begin on ships at Okinawa. USS Bush (DD 529), USS Colhoun (DD 801), USS Emmons (DMS 22) and LST 447 are damaged beyond repair.
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NHHC is in Montgomery, AL for #NavyWeek with #STEM activities at the Maxwell AFB Air Show. Come out and visit and see the show. NavyOutreach
#WeirdWednesday - Shortly after midnight on 16 June 1968, according to witnesses, the Swift boat PCF-19 “disappeared in a flash of light” while on patrol off the coast of Vietnam, just south of the DMZ.
bit.ly/43mQFrv