Thursday, April 06, 2006

Navy confers honorary CPO appointment on terminally ill child

It's been a while since I've been able to update my blog. I've been busy on the boat. Nothing to occupy one's time like ORSE and TRE. Well, I'm back home for a while and hope to add more to this wonderful blog.

I'm gonna drift away from submarines for this story. I think you'll agree with me it deserves to be shared with everyone. Sailors may have some not-so-great stereotypes, but every now and then the Navy does something truly wonderful. The Navy has awarded 5-yr old Diego E. Santiago the honorary rank of chief petty officer in the United States Navy.



read the full story at the below link:
Navy confers honorary CPO appointment on terminally ill child