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N O VEMB E R 2012
N AVY LEAG U E O F T H E U N I T ED S TA TE S
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THE
NAVY LEAGUER
Commanding Officer and Crew of USS
Pittsburgh (SSN-720) Visit Namesake City
T
he Pittsburgh
Council of the
Navy
League
of the United
States
was
privileged to sponsor a
visit of the commanding
officer
and crew, from
Groton, Conn., of their
namesake submarine, USS
Pittsburgh (SSN-720) from
Oct. 4-9.
During
the
crew’s
visit, they met with ROTC
midshipmen
from
the
Universities of Pittsburgh,
Carnegie-Mellon
and
Duquesne. The JNROTC
‘Big Red Battalion’ at
Penn Hills High School
also hosted the crew for a
briefing and Q&A session.
Social events were not
forgotten with the council
hosting a ‘Welcome Back
to Pittsburgh’ dinner in a
Navy League family home;
everyone attended the local
237th Navy Birthday Ball
held at Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Hall which was
jointly sponsored by the
Pittsburgh Council and the
local Chief Petty Officers’
Association on Oct. 5.
Football was in the air
when the CO and crew lead
the waving of the ‘Terrible
Towel’ on the 20 yard line
at Heinz Field prior to the
Steelers vs Eagles NFL
game on Oct. 7.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom
Corbett received a USS
Pittsburgh plaque prior
to kick-off to everyone’s
assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720)
delight.
Commanding Sailors
lead the crowd in waving the “terrible towel” to kick off a Pittsburgh Steelers football
officer
CDR
Michael game against the Philadelphia Eagles while on a visit to their boat’s namesake city.
Savageaux,
was
also The sailors are waving pink towels instead of the traditional Pittsburgh yellow in
invited to perform the coin honor of breast cancer awareness month. (U.S. Navy photograph by Lt. j.g. Jeffrey
toss at the Carnegie-Mellon Prunera/Released)
University
Homecoming football game on Oct. 6.
live up to their motto –
Having the crew in town
“Heart of Steel”.
was the magic it took for
Thanks go to Submarine
both local teams to be the
Group 2 for its coverage of
victors!
the events and wonderful
This is the 27th year
array
of
professional
that the Pittsburgh Council
photographs documenting
has opened its homes and
the crew’s visit.
hearts to the men of its
namesake sub – the City
and USS Pittsburgh truly
Commanding
Officer
of
Los
Angeles-class
attack
submarine USS Pittsburgh,
Commander
Michael
Savageaux, and Chief of the
Boat Master Chief Electronics
Technician
(SS)
Chris
Beauprez present a plaque to
Governer of Pennsylvania Tom
Corbett prior to a Pittsburgh
Steelers football game (U.S.
Navy photograph by Lt. j.g.
Jeffrey Prunera/Released)
Sailors assigned to Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh stand with
their trip sponsors along with members of the Pittsburgh Navy League at the 237th
Navy Birthday Ball held at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh,
Penn. while on a visit to the boat’s namesake city. (U.S. Navy photograph by Lt. j.g.
Jeffrey Prunera/Released
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