Posted:
June 18, 2013
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| American Maritime Officers member Captain Fred Walley (second from right), master on the Ready Reserve Force ship S/S Wright, was presented with the Spirit Award at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., during a televised Major League Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies on May 25. Walley received the award on behalf of the officers and crew of the Wright, which is operated for the Maritime Administration by Crowley Liner Services and is manned in all licensed positions by AMO. The Wright provided support to relief workers operating in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Receiving the Spirit Award with Walley May 25 were (from left) Commander of Military Sealift Command Rear Adm. Thomas Shannon, Acting Maritime Administrator Chip Jaenichen, and Laura Hammond, third officer, USNS Comfort. |