The Blessing of the Fleets coincides with the opening of Year of the Seabees & Civil Engineer Corps: Can Do!, a new exhibit to launch the Memorial’s year long salute to the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps – responsible for the planning, design and construction of the Navy’s shore facilities, and the Seabees – a force of highly skilled enlisted personnel schooled in both construction and defensive combat.
WHO: Navy Ceremonial guard and silent drill team, musical guests, military static displays, and VIP speakers – including Rear Adm. Greg Shear, USN, Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Chief of Civil Engineers.
The United States Navy Memorial honors the men and women of the United States Navy – past, present and future. The outdoor plaza features a “Granite Sea” map of the world, towering masts with signal flags, fountain pools and waterfalls and The Lone Sailor© statue. Adjacent to the outdoor plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, where visitors can find educational displays about the contributions of the members of the Sea Services (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine) and the Navy Log, the National Registry of Sea Service.
Program:
* United States Navy Band
* Silent Drill Team
* Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony:
*** United States Navy Ceremonial Band
*** Presentation of Colors
*** National Anthem
*** Invocation: Captain Steven D. Brown, CHC, USN
*** Welcome: Rear Admiral Richard A. Buchanan, President and CEO, The United States Navy Memorial
*** Keynote Remarks: Rear Admiral Wayne G. Shear, Jr., CEC, USN, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Chief of Civil Engineers
*** Blessing, Captain Steven D. Brown, CHC, USN
*** Charging of the Fountains, United States Navy Ceremonial Guard, Naval District Washington
*** Closing: United States Navy Ceremonial Band
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