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June 3, 2010
Army
Navy Country Club
1830
Registration is closed. Please contact office with
questions.
703-960-6801
This year marks the 68th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway. On June 4th
1942, a vastly outnumbered and outgunned
U.S. Fleet defeated the finest of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the waters off a
small Pacific Atoll named Midway. Their
daring combination of intelligence, tactics, courage and sacrifice forever changed the course
of the war and world history.
In 1999 then Chief of
Naval Operations Adm. Jay L. Johnson announced that beginning with
the 2000 observance, June 4
would become as significant as Oct. 13 -- the Navy's birthday. "Twice a year, we
will pause as a Navy to reflect upon our
proud heritage and to build in all hands a renewed awareness of our tradition and
history," Johnson said.
For the past several
years the Battle of Midway has been commemorated in the month of
June in Washington DC. This year
the Battle of Midway Commemoration is being sponsored by a number of
Associations and Foundations including Naval
Historical Foundation, Naval Order of the United States,
The United States Navy Memorial Foundation,
Navy
League of the United States, Surface Navy Association, Association of Naval Aviation and the Tailhook
Association.
One other event
is being planned to commemorate the Battle of Midway. The
Naval District Washington will host a
wreath laying ceremony on 4 June at the U.S. Navy Memorial. For more details
click here.
Chief of Naval Operation ADM Gary Roughead has issued
a NAVADMIN message
about
the Midway commemorations
here and around the country. You can read the
message here.
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