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2008-06-24 Battleship Missouri Memorial Appoints Michael Carr President

2008-06-11 Elks Commemorate Flag Day on Battleship Missouri

2008-06-02 Battleship Missouri’s Radio Central Readied for Ham Radio Marathon, June 6-8

2008-05-14 Pearl Harbor Retired Naval Officer Named Missouri’s Chief Engineer

2008-04-23 Battleship Missouri Website Undergoes Complete Refit

2008-04-14 Pearl Harbor Historic Sites Free to Military this Memorial Day

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Events

10th Anniversary Calendar

Anniversary events will continue throughout the year and culminate in January, 2009. The Battleship Missouri Memorial's 2008 10th Anniversary Calendar includes:

July 4, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Military Multi-Service Mass Reenlistment (potentially one for the record books!)

Aug. 2, 6 – 8 p.m.
"Film on the Fantail," an exclusive Friends of the Mighty Mo event (details to be announced)

Aug. 31 - Sept. 5, 2008
"CPO Legacy Academy", an annual Naval and Chief Heritage Education Program designed to complement leadership training and expose the selectees to the storied naval history surrounding Pearl Harbor. Class 002 will be comprised of 50 Chief Petty Officer Selectees. The class is broken down into five divisions of ten Selectees under the instruction of one Command Master Chief (CMC) and five Lead Chief Petty Officers (LCPOs). Graduation will be Friday, September 5 at 3 p.m., with a reception following at 4 p.m.

For more information on the USS Missouri CPO Legacy Academy, contact Beth Remick, Director of Volunteers for the Battleship Missouri Memorial, at (808) 455-1600 ext. 224 or bethr@ussmissouri.org.

Sept. 2, 8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
"The End of World War II", a ceremony commemorating the 63rd anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63)

Nov. 11, 4:45 – 5:45 p.m.
"Battleship Missouri Veterans Day Sunset Ceremony"

Nov. 15, 6 – 8 p.m.
"Film on the Fantail," an exclusive Friends of the Mighty Mo event (details to be announced)

Those interested in attending exclusive events or lending support to the continuing care and preservation of the Battleship Missouri are encouraged to join the "Friends of the Mighty Mo" by calling (808) 455-1600, ext. 244, e-mailing development@ussmissouri.org, or visiting www.MightyMoMembers.org.

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