Photo By Jason Bortz | PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola City Council Vice President Dr. P. C. Wu (Ph.D), speaks...... read more read more
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The observance, organized by the NAS Pensacola Diversity Committee, featured Pensacola City Council Vice President and University of West Florida Professor Emeritus P.C. Wu, Ph.D., as the event guest speaker.
“The military has led the for acceptance of all people,” said Wu, who grew up in Savannah, Georgia.
The hour-long observance, designed to recognize and honor the heritage and accomplishments of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, served to further reinforce the diversity the Department of Defense (DoD) employs according to Cmdr. Michael Harbison, the NAS Pensacola executive officer, who provided opening remarks for the ceremony.
“Our nation’s strength, and the strength of our armed forces, comes from our diversity,” Harbison said. “Observations such as this help us further inform the Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and Coastguardsmen here not only about the military life they’ve chosen, but to embrace the cultures which shape our great country.”
The theme of this year’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month – Unite Our Mission by Engaging Each Other – was selected by the Federal Asian Pacific American Council as a means of encouraging Asian American and Pacific Islander civic engagement and leadership.
Wu, a longtime Pensacola resident, has maintained a steadfast presence on numerous civic organizations, including the Pensacola City Council, on which he currently serves as vice president; former president of the Florida Association of Teacher Educators; and the former president of the Pensacola Five Flags Rotary.
“Everyone in today’s military should be proud because those that served before you fought for our freedom,” he said.
More than 20 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders call the United States home.
NAS Pensacola, referred to as the "Cradle of Naval Aviation," is designed to support operational and training missions of tenant commands, including Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC), Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC), the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT), Marine Aviation Training Support Groups (MATSG) 21 and 23 and is the headquarters for Naval Education and Training Command (NETC).
| Date Taken: | 05.17.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.17.2019 13:27 |
| Story ID: | 322788 |
| Location: | PENSACOLA, FL, US |
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