11 | 14 | 2016
A weekly publication of Newport News Shipbuilding
NNS shipbuilders gathered for the flag raising ceremony inside the 37th Street Gate in honor of Veterans Day Friday, Nov. 11. Photo by Matt Hildreth
mployees Participate in Veterans Day E Activities In honor of Veterans Day, Newport News Shipbuilding and the Veterans Employee Resource Group (VERG) hosted several activities throughout the week of Nov. 7-11. On Thursday, Nov. 10, employees and VERG members gathered at the Dorothy for Community Day. Employees were encouraged to wear shirts that represented their favorite branch of service and spend 30 minutes during lunch to pick up litter along Washington and Huntington Avenues. On Friday, Nov. 11, a flag raising ceremony was held at the flag pole in front of Bldg. 14. NNS veteran employees Anthony Caudill (X75), Kevin Ritton (E82) and Officer Rachael Watts (O15) participated along with their fellow shipbuilders. VERG also hosted a Veterans Day Luncheon on Nov. 11 for employee veterans. VERG Chair Marcia Stewart-Downing (O36) and Brian Fields, vice president of Integrated Planning and Production
Control and executive sponsor of VERG, welcomed participants to the lunch, and thanked them for their service. “Newport News Shipbuilding employs 3,200 veterans – many are in this room today. On this Veterans Day, we celebrate you and thank you for your service to our country and to our company,” said Fields. Eden Jones (O53), Annie Madojemu (O56) and Jim Wallis (O36) then led a ceremony for the “Missing Man Table,” where they explained the significance of each item placed on the table. The week concluded with a flag lowering ceremony. Officer Levi Williams (O15), StacyAnne Schrier (O53) and Dave Orie (E81) particpated as Evan Meyer (E83) played taps on the trumpet. Watch a highlights video of the flag-raising ceremony as well as a video salute to veterans at NNS, both featured on MyNNS.
The Community Congratulates NNS on 130 Years Visit the 130th Anniversary website to watch new congratulatory video messages from York County Administrator Neil Morgan, owner of Amory’s Seafood in Hampton Meade Amory, and CEO of Old Point National Bank Rob Shuford Jr. New videos are added to the website each week.