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    Chief's Mess aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) hosts a historical presentation [Image 3 of 5]

    Chief's Mess aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) hosts a historical presentation

    NORFOLK, VA, UNITED STATES

    08.21.2018

    Photo by Max Lonzanida  

    Naval History and Heritage Command

    Electronics Technician Chief Cheyenne Shasky, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, assisted in presenting a first person narrative account of the fateful actions of Chief Water Tender Peter Tomich, who perished aboard the USS Utah (BB-31/AG-16) during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 194. The presentation was given in the Chief’s Mess aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64), a space that is generally closed to the publich. Shasky is dressed in a period specific uniform to depict the cultural icon, Rosie the Riveter. The Hampton Roads Naval Museum, in conjunction with local Chief Petty Officers and Nauticus, hosted the annual CPO Heritage Days event, which provides history and heritage training for CPO selectees over the course of three days. This years event was held on August 21-23, 2018, and attracted over 840 CPO Selectees from 58 area and out of state commands. (US Navy Photo by Civilian Public Affairs Officer Max Lonzanida/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.21.2018
    Date Posted: 08.28.2018 12:59
    Photo ID: 4682530
    VIRIN: 180828-N-TG517-001
    Resolution: 3000x2008
    Size: 974.23 KB
    Location: NORFOLK, VA, US

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