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Submarine veterans invited to commissioning ceremony for USS Vermont

By
C. William Mattoon
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 — Issue 497

The U.S. Navy has named a Virginia-class submarine (SSN 792) the USS Vermont. This is only the third U.S. naval vessel to be named after the state of Vermont.

The Vermont has been christened with anticipated commissioning in early 2020. The Green Mountain Base of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. is looking for submarine veterans to represent our state and to support the crew of the Vermont by coming on board for this historic event.

I look forward to meeting and greeting my fellow submarine veterans at the commissioning ceremony.

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