My name is Mary Ryan and I'm the
curator here at the US Naval Undersea
Museum . This exhibit was four years in
the making and it's the kind of exhibit
that we really wanted to do for a long
time . Giving voice is an exhibit about
community and identity . It looks at
the many ways that submariners are
shaped by their service from qualifying
and deployments through retirement and
life after the navy . We also explore
the ways the submarine force has
changed over time and how submarine
life shapes the identity and
experiences of submarine families . We
want to connect our visitors to the
submarine community and to show them
who submariners are , what shapes and
defines the community and how that
identity of submariner is often
lifelong . For submariners who visit
the exhibit , we hope that they feel
seen in the content and that they have
the chance to reminisce and perhaps
also have the opportunity to reflect on
practices that may have come before or
after their time in the Submarine Force .
Giving voice to the silent service is
at the US Naval Undersea Museum in
Keyport Washington . We are located
next door to New at Keyport outside the
security gate and the museum is open
Wednesdays through Mondays . So we're
open every day except for Tuesdays and
our open hours are 10 a.m. To four p.m.
As a federal museum , there is no
charge to visit the museum . So
admission is free for all visitors