friar1610
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A couple of months ago I read an article that said a young woman originally from our local town had been selected as Sailor of the Year (SOY) for the Navy Education and Training Command. (I did not originally come from this town; I just retired here.) Having been in the Navy and knowing something about this competition, I realized this was a big deal. So, also being a member of the local American Legion post (which runs our town's Memorial Day parade - the biggest one in our small state), I arranged to have her invited to be the Grand Marshall for our parade. I contacted her commanding officer and we put it all in place.
In the interim, she was selected at the next higher echelon as SOY and then was eventually picked as the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) Shore Sailor of the Year for the whole Navy!
She arrived back in her home town the day before yesterday and yesterday we had her speak to the High School and Elementary School Memorial Day assemblies. We also got her an interview on a local radio station and there have been a few newspaper articles about her. She's a woman anyone reading this board would be proud and humbled to have serving in our military. On Memorial Day she'll be a big part of our parade. Then, she'll go back to reality training sailors at one of the Navy's technical schools.
But it's been a real kick for me to have had something to do with this and also, after being retired from the Navy for 14 years, to see what wonderful, enthusiastic and dedicated young men and women we have serving our country. I'm ready to go back on active duty!
In the interim, she was selected at the next higher echelon as SOY and then was eventually picked as the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) Shore Sailor of the Year for the whole Navy!
She arrived back in her home town the day before yesterday and yesterday we had her speak to the High School and Elementary School Memorial Day assemblies. We also got her an interview on a local radio station and there have been a few newspaper articles about her. She's a woman anyone reading this board would be proud and humbled to have serving in our military. On Memorial Day she'll be a big part of our parade. Then, she'll go back to reality training sailors at one of the Navy's technical schools.
But it's been a real kick for me to have had something to do with this and also, after being retired from the Navy for 14 years, to see what wonderful, enthusiastic and dedicated young men and women we have serving our country. I'm ready to go back on active duty!