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Navy Birthday

By Amanda Macias

  • Birth Of The Navy

    Birth Of The Navy
    The Continental Congress establishes a Naval Committee which is recognized as the birth of the U.S. Navy.

  • Naval Armament

    Naval Armament
    Congress passes An Act to Provide for a Naval Armament, authorizing the creation of a fleet of six ships to be used against the Algerine pirates.

  • Folding Flag

    Folding Flag
    Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt-Captain Stephen Voestch, Commander of Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1), Rear Admiral Mark Fitzgerald, Commander of Carrier Group Eight (CCG 8), Captain Richard J. O'Hanlon, Commanding Officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are assisted by Damage Controlmen as they fold the first American flag to be raised above "ground zero" at the site of the attack on WTC. The flag was presented to the crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and will be flown with pride during th