ࡱ> EHD bjbjޥ 4(ǴǴ2 22222FFF8~,FK6T(5555555$8Q;525226777R225757713 2560K6V28;;033;2f5P7557K6; :  BLACK HISTORY MONTH NAVY SPEECH ON BEHALF OF ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY, I THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME HERE TODAY. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH YOU. FOR MANY OF US, THIS ANNUAL OBSERVANCE IS COMMEMORATED WITH LESSONS OF HISTORICAL FIGURES AND DISTINGUISHED CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED IMMENSELY TO THE DIVERSITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY. BUT IT IS ALSO A TIME FOR THE NAVY TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN SAILORS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT, EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND AND SKILL THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO MEETING THE NAVYS MISSION REQUIREMENTS. IN THE WORDS OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, ADM. JONATHAN GREENERT, IF AMERICANS LOOK IN THE MIRROR, THEY ARE GOING TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE NAVY THEY SHOULD SEE EXACTLY THAT. BY 2020, ONE THIRD OF THE NATIONS WORKFORCE WILL BE A MINORITY; BY 2050, ONE HALF. ACTIVELY KEEPING PACE WITH OUR NATIONS DIVERSITY, THERE ARE MORE THAN 90,000 AFRICAN-AMERICANS SERVING; INCLUDING 19 ACTIVE AND RESERVE FLAG OFFICERS, 105 COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS, AND 16 MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.*** BLACK HISTORY MONTH WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED AS NEGRO HISTORY WEEK IN 1926 BY DR. CARTER G. WOODSON. THE EVENT EVOLVED INTO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN 1976. BUT WELL BEFORE THAT TIME, AFRICAN-AMERICANS WERE SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE, LEAD AND EXCEL IN CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENTS AS PART OF THE WORLDS FINEST NAVY. SAILORS FROM THE NAVYS HISTORY, SUCH AS: AARON ANDERSON - THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT IN THE NAVY, JOHN HENRY TURPIN - ONE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS, THE GOLDEN THIRTEEN WHO BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN OFFICERS IN THE NAVY IN FEBRUARY 1944, LIEUTENANT HARRIET IDA PICKENS AND ENSIGN FRANCES WILLS -THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN OFFICERS IN THE WAVES (WOMEN ACCEPTED FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE) PROGRAM IN 1944, VICE ADM. SAMUEL GRAVELY - THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO COMMAND A WARSHIP AND FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FLAG OFFICER, AND JANIE MINES WHO BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO GRADUATE FROM THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY. SHE CURRENTLY IS SERVING AS A NAVY SENIOR EXECUTIVE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. TO THE NAVYS PRESENT, WHICH INCLUDE: THE CENTENNIAL SEVEN - THE FIRST SEVEN AFRICAN-AMERICAN OFFICERS TO COMMAND SUBMARINES, REAR ADM. MICHELLE HOWARD - THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE TO LEAD A COMBINED TASK FORCE IN THE 5TH FLEET, AND FORCE MASTER CHIEF LAURA A. MARTINEZ WHO WAS AWARDED THE 2009 PIONEER AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL WOMEN OF COLOR THESE ACCOMPLISHED SAILORS ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THOUSANDS THAT MAKE UP AMERICAS NAVY AND SUPPORT OUR MISSION AROUND THE WORLD. A MISSION THAT INVOLVES PROTECTING THIS NATIONS VITAL INTERESTS EVEN AS IT JOINS WITH OTHERS TO PROMOTE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY ACROSS THE GLOBE. A MISSION THAT SENDS MORE THAN 44,000 SAILORS AND 100 SHIPS TO LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, ON AN AVERAGE DAY, HELPING TO PROTECT: THE 70 PERCENT OF THE EARTH THAT IS COVERED BY WATER, THE 80 PERCENT OF THE PLANETS POPULATION THAT LIVES WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO COASTAL AREAS, AND THE 90 PERCENT OF GLOBAL COMMERCE THAT IS CONDUCTED AT SEA. AS WELL AS YOUR SECURITY AND WAY OF LIVING. EVERY YEAR, THE NAVY JOINS THE NATION IN THE OBSERVANCE OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AS A WAY TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE MILESTONES AND CONTRIBUTIONS AFRICAN-AMERICAN SAILORS HAVE MADE TO THE DIVERSITY OF THE FLEET AND DEFENSE OF THIS GREAT NATION. BUT EVERY DAY WE AS A NATION HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FROM SAILOR TO CIVILIAN - TO REMEMBER THE RICH HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN SERVICE THAT WE HAVE INHERITED; AND TO CARRY WITHIN OURSELVES THE MEMORY OF THEIR SERVICE TO REMIND US THAT WE ARE EVIDENCE OF THEIR SUCCESSES. CLOSING MY HOPE IS THAT IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE THERE WILL BE NO MORE FIRST(S), ONLY OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN SAILORS WHO SERVE AT THE CORE AMERICAN NAVAL HISTORY WITH HONOR, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT. WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES AND THOSE WHO WILL FOLLOW IN OUR FOOTSTEPS TO RECOGNIZE AND REMEMBER THOSE AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO MADE HISTORY, WHO SERVED AGAINST THE ODDS, AND WHO LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NAVY AND NATION WE HAVE TODAY. THANK YOU AND I AM HONORED TO HAVE BEEN HERE WITH YOU TODAY. *** PLEASE CHECK WITH NRC PAO/NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND FOR LATEST PERSONNEL NUMBERS AND THEME AND INFORMATION.     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