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THE KEEL LAYING and authentication ceremony for the future USS Michael Monsoor, or DDG 1001, was held May 23 at Bath Iron Works, according to the Naval Sea Systems Command. Participants in Thursday’s keel ceremony included namesake Medal of Honor recipient Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor’s father and mother, George and Sally Monsoor, who served as keel authenticators. Each confirmed that the keel is “truly and fairly” laid by having their initials welded into a steel plate that will be affixed to the ship’s hull. Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. The second ship of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers, construction on DDG 1001 began in March 2010. Michael Monsoor is currently more than 60 percent complete and scheduled for a 2016 delivery.
THE KEEL LAYING and authentication ceremony for the future USS Michael Monsoor, or DDG 1001, was held May 23 at Bath Iron Works, according to the Naval Sea Systems Command. Participants in Thursday’s keel ceremony included namesake Medal of Honor recipient Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor’s father and mother, George and Sally Monsoor, who served as keel authenticators. Each confirmed that the keel is “truly and fairly” laid by having their initials welded into a steel plate that will be affixed to the ship’s hull. Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. The second ship of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers, construction on DDG 1001 began in March 2010. Michael Monsoor is currently more than 60 percent complete and scheduled for a 2016 delivery.

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