[Scan-DC] Cutter Shearwater open to public

[Alan Henney]

Document Number: 1419

Fifth District
U.S. Coast Guard
Press
Release
Date: June 14, 2007
Contact: PA2 Christopher Evanson
Fifth
District Public Affairs
(757) 398-6274

ANNAPOLIS NAVY LEAGUE
CELEBRATES 50th ANNIVERSERY
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Annapolis Council of
the Navy League of the United States is scheduled to hold an event
Friday through Sunday celebrating the council's 50th anniversary.
The
event will be held at the Annapolis City Dock and will honor the men
and
women of the U.S. Coast Guard. The event will include tours of the
Coast
Guard Cutter Shearwater, an 87-foot Protector Class patrol boat
homeported in Portsmouth, Va., and an in-water display of a 41-foot
utility boat from Coast Guard Station Annapolis.

The Coast Guard
Cutter Shearwater will be open to the public Friday and Saturday from
10
a.m. to 4 p.m. A Coast Guard recruiter will also be on site.

The
Navy League of the United States is a national association made up of
retired members of the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps,
the United States Coast Guard, the United States Merchant Marines and
civilians interested in supporting the sea services. The Navy League
commonly supports community youth organizations and armed forces
veterans groups.

"This is the first time the Annapolis Navy
League has officially recognized the Coast Guard, and the event will
be
a grand splash," said Jerry Lee, vice president of Coast Guard
affairs for the Navy League.

The Annapolis Council of the Navy
League will host a reception at the Fleet Reserve Club Friday between
4
p.m. and 7 p.m. honoring the Coast Guard. The event is open to the
media. Capt. Brian D. Kelley, captain of the port of Baltimore will be
the featured speaker.

*All media wishing to attend may contact Petty
Officer Chris Evanson at (757) 651-6310*


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