Keywords: Sailor of the Year 090704-N-UI352-068.jpg en 090704-N-UI352-068 BOSTON Mass July 4 2009 USS Constitution Sailor of the Year Navy Counselor 1st Class Paul Grunder at mic leads a crowd of thousands in the Pledge of Allegiance at the Old State House in Boston on the morning of July 4th Also on the balcony assigned to Old Ironsides are Storekeeper 1st Class Benjamin Hanson left and Electrician's Mate 1st Class Michael Pendergraft The event was part of the annual 4th of July Flag Raising Ceremony which began at Boston City Hall Plaza and paraded to the Old State House where a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts completes the tradition by reading the Declaration of Independence to the crowd The ceremony was just one of his many Navy events scheduled during the Independence Day Weekend at the end of Boston Navy Week Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Dave Kaylor/Released Unit Defense Imagery Management Operations Center DVIDS Tags DIMOC; DVIDS Bulk Import 2009-07-04 1st Sgt John D Kaylor https //www dvidshub net/image/1575993/sailor-year 090704-N-UI352-068 2014-10-07 22 43 BOSTON MA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Constitution ship 1797 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |