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NUWC Division Newport hosts Memorial Day ceremony honoring 34 deaths in the line of duty
May 22, 2026 — On the morning of Oct. 25, 1941, Alexander MacLellan Jr., a research expert at the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, sat in the passenger seat of a plane set to perform tests on a torpedo release mechanism. Such flights had become routine for MacLellan over the course of his 25-year career, though this would be his last...

Service & sacrifice: May holidays celebrate current service members, honor nation’s fallen
May 11, 2023 — Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day are two of the three major military-centric holidays observed in the U.S. Both are celebrated in May and, along with Veterans Day on Nov. 11, give Americans a way to thank current service members and honor those who have paid the ultimate price in service to the nation. ...

May holidays celebrate current service members, honor sacrifice of nation’s fallen warriors
May 17, 2022 — Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day are two of the three major military-centric holidays observed in the U.S. Both are celebrated in May and, along with Veterans Day, Nov. 11 of each year, give Americans a way to thank current service members, and to honor those who have paid the ultimate price in service to the nation.ARMED FORCES DAYPresident Harry...

Happy Memorial Day Weekend
May 24, 2019 — Memorial Day message from shipyard commander, Capt. Greg Burton...

NSWC Philadelphia Division Honors Memorial Day
May 22, 2019 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) held a Memorial Day ceremony on May 22 to remember the brave service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our nation’s freedoms...

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