A ceremonial ribbon is cut at the new Officer Candidate School barracks at Naval Station Newport that was dedicated as Nimitz Hall after Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. Participating in the ceremony are, from left, Capt. Vernon Kemper, commanding officer, Officer Training Command, Newport; Richard Freeman Lay, Cape Cod, Mass., a grandson of the elder Nimitz; Candidate Officer Matthew O'Neil; Chester Nimitz Lay,
Brewster, Mass., a grandson of Adm. Nimitz; Thomas Absher, vice president, Absher Construction Company, Puyallup, Wash. and Capt. Douglas Mikatarian, commanding officer, Naval Station Newport. Behind them is Cmdr. Christine Caston, executive officer, Officer Training Command, Newport, master of ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo provided by Public Affairs Specialist Gregg Kohlweiss, Naval Station Newport/Released)
| Date Taken: | 03.15.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 03.18.2013 21:45 |
| Photo ID: | 889515 |
| VIRIN: | 130315-N-CQ687-002 |
| Resolution: | 4272x2696 |
| Size: | 1.52 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US |
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