US Navy Memorial Foundation

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HERITAGE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A MARITIME NATION AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SEA SERVICES THROUGH EXHIBITS, FILM AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, TOURS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EVENTS. DURING THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE NAVY MEMORIAL BEGAN TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND ITS ONLINE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE A DIGITIZED VERSION OF THE JUNIOR SAILOR PROGRAM, ONLINE COURSE MATERIALS FOR K-12 ON HISTORY AND HERITAGE, SEA SERVICE TRADITIONS AND ARCHIVAL RESEARCH.

THE FOUNDATION HOSTS SEVERAL SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT ITS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. THE EVENTS CARRIED OUT DURING 2020 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:1. LONE SAILOR AWARDS DINNER - RECOGNIZES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FORMER MEMBERS OF THE SEA SERVICES AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE MISSION OF THE NAVY MEMORIAL. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT WAS A MAJOR VIRTUAL PRODUCTION THAT WAS STREAMED ONLINE TO A LARGE AUDIENCE.2. DELBERT D. BLACK AWARD DINNER - RECOGNIZES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OUTSTANDING COMMAND MASTER CHIEF IN THE U.S. NAVY. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT WAS A VIRTUAL PRODUCTION THAT WAS STREAMED ONLINE TO A LARGE AUDIENCE.3. COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE PROGRAM - PERMANENT COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES OF SHIPS, REUNION GROUPS, HISTORICAL EVENTS, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, ETC. ON THE PLAQUE WALL WITHIN THE VISITOR CENTER.4. SAILOR OF THE YEAR - RECOGNIZES THE TOP 4 SAILORS OF THE YEAR IN THE FLEET.5. FANTAIL BREAKFASTS - BRINGS TOGETHER SENIOR NAVY LEADERSHIP TO DISCUSS CURRENT NAVY PROJECTS AND PLANS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS.6. BRIDGE WING CHATS - BRINGS TOGETHER SENIOR NAVY LEADERS AND JUNIOR OFFICERS FOR DISCUSSIONS ON CAREER PATHS, CURRENT TOPICS AFFECTING THE NAVY, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF JUNIOR OFFICERS, ETC. DUE TO THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE NAVY MEMORIAL WAS ONLY ABLE TO HOST ONE BRIDGE WING CHAT. BECAUSE OF THE PARTICIPATORY NATURE OF THIS PROGRAM, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO HOLD THE EVENT VIRTUALLY.7. MOVIES ON THE MEMORIAL - NAVY-THEMED MOVIES SHOWN OUTSIDE ON THE NAVY MEMORIAL PLAZA, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. DUE TO THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE NAVY MEMORIAL WAS UNABLE TO HOST ANY OF THE SCHEDULED MOVIES ON THE MEMORIAL.8. STATUE PROGRAM - PAYS TRIBUTE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SEA SERVICES BY PLACING REPLICAS OF THE LONE SAILOR STATUE IN CITIES AROUND THE US AND ABROAD (NORMANDY, FRANCE). THE PROGRAM ALSO PLACES SMALLER BRONZE LONE SAILOR STATUES ON SHIPS BEING COMMISSIONED.9. SITREP SPEAKER SERIES - THE SITREP (SITUATION REPORT) SPEAKER SERIES WAS DEVELOPED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE SITREP SPEAKER SERIES FOCUSES ON A ONE-ON-ONE CHAT BETWEEN THE NAVY MEMORIAL PRESIDENT AND CEO AND A HIGH-RANKING GUEST FROM THE NAVY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED RANGE FROM CURRENT OPERATIONS AND INITIATIVES WITHIN THE NAVY TO THE GUEST'S PERSONAL THOUGHTS ON CERTAIN MATTERS.