HONORING OUR HEROES - MEMORIAL DAY EDITION
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Paynesville Native Earns Basic Historian Qualification Aboard Oldest Commissioned Warship Afloat: USS Constitution BY SEAMAN KATRINA MASTROLIA, USS CONSTITUTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS BOSTON - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Tanner Schaefer, a native of Paynesville, Minnesota, earned the basic interpretive historian qualification aboard USS Constitution, March 11. Duty aboard USS Constitution is one of the Navy’s special programs, and all prospective crewmembers must meet a high standard of sustained excellence and interview to be selected for the assignment. “Learning the vast history of the ship was such an honor, and I am glad my hard work paid off,” said Shaefer. Schaefer, a 2015 graduate of Paynesville Area High School, has served the Navy for five years and his previous command was
USS George Washington (CVN 73). The active-duty sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution normally provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people each year as they support the ship’s mission of promoting the Navy’s history, maritime heritage, and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the War of 1812, after British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ship’s wooden
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