Navy Admiral to Speak in Zionsville, Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — August 18, 2007 — The United States Navy will conduct a week-long series of events August 20 – 26 throughout the Indianapolis area celebrating the partnership between the Navy and Hoosiers.
One of the many events includes U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Gerald R. Beaman, Commander Strike Force Training Pacific, will address the Zionsville Kiwanis Club Tuesday Aug. 21 at 7:00 a.m. The Zionsville Kiwanis Club meets at the Zionsville Meadows, 675 Ford Road.
Adm. Beaman is a native Hoosier from Hammond, Ind., and returns to Indiana to kick off the Indianapolis Navy Week, and will be addressing the Zionsville Kiwanis Club to talk about the many events taking place throughout the Indianapolis metro area. A copy of his biography follows this release.
The Indianapolis Navy Week celebrates active and reserve duty Sailors, who live, work and serve alongside Hoosiers every day.
From the special viewing of the new USS Indianapolis Museum Gallery and kick-off celebration at the Navy Night Reception; to the U.S. Navy Horizon Band concert at the Back-to-School Bash for the Indianapolis children; each event brings together your Hoosier Sailors, their service and your Navy’s capabilities.
The week will culminate with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and Leap Frogs performing tactical demonstrations and precision freefall and parachute jumps at the 11th Annual Mount Comfort Air Show and Symposium.
Indianapolis Navy Week is one of 26 Navy weeks planned across America in 2007. Navy weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence.
Media Contact:
Chief Petty Officer Hugh C. Laughlin
Navy Office of Community Outreach – Indianapolis
Cell: (812) 345-5697
E-mail: hugh.laughlin@navy.mil
Gerald Beaman Biography (PDF, 82 KB)
