Happy birthday, Navy
October 16, 2019 12:00 am
• Last Updated: October 16, 2019 8:37 pm
From left, retired Lt. Cmdr. Carl Matteucci, Cadet Derrick Raymond, both of the New London NJROTC, Sea Cadet Patricia Krepps of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Nautilus Division, and Capt. Todd Moore, commanding officer of the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, cut a birthday cake during a Navy 244th birthday ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, during the Meet Your Navy event at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Groton — Local Navy dignitaries and service members were celebrating the Navy's 244th birthday at a ceremony during the Meet Your Navy event Wednesday at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton.
The branch's birthday was Oct. 13.
Robert Peters of Stonington, center, and his friend Jack Huegel of Tampa, Fla., talk to Master at Arms 2nd Class John Frymire aboard a Navy security boat during the Meet Your Navy event Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in celebration of the Navy's 244th birthday, which was on Oct. 13, at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton. In the background is a Prime Mover vehicle used to pull boat trailers and a Navy patrol boat. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
The Naval Submarine School Color Guard stand next to guests while they wait to present colors before the start of the Navy 244th birthday ceremony during the Meet Your Navy event Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton. The birthday was on Oct. 13. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
The Naval Submarine School Color Guard present colors with members of the PCU Iowa at attention in the audience during the Navy 244th birthday ceremony during the Meet Your Navy event Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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