Memorial exclusively for US Navy SEALs to be Dedicated
Fort Pierce, FL August 3, 2010 – The National Navy SEAL Museum will unveil and dedicate the SEAL Memorial this year at the Museum’s 25th Annual Veterans Day Ceremonies (“Muster”) on November 7, at 10AM. The SEAL Memorial, located at the National Navy SEAL Museum, is the only Memorial in the world dedicated exclusively to the United States Navy SEALs and their predecessors.

NATIONAL NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM ANNUAL 5K BEACH RUN
Each year on Veterans Day weekend (this year, it is November 6), the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum hosts its annual “Muster”. This event, now in its 25th year, is a staple of the area and is a testimonial to the ongoing partnership between St. Lucie County and the Museum. Saturday is the highpoint of the weekend. The activities start off at the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum with a 5K run/walk. This run/walk is right on the beach, and contestants will have the opportunity to test their ability and stamina against former and current SEALs. The race starts at 7AM. Race day registration is available no later than 6:45 AM. The Museum will be open after the race and the Muster SEAL and Parachute Demonstration will begin at 11 AM. There will be plenty of food available and is entirely family friendly. Read More

Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce unveils 9-foot-tall sculpture
FORT PIERCE — When the 500-pound, 9-foot-tall, bronze sculpture of a modern Navy SEAL was placed atop its pedestal in the new memorial, Dave Godshall could almost say: “Mission accomplished.” See Video

Monday Chat: Director of National UDT/SEAL Museum says it's an asset to area
FORT PIERCE — Capt. Michael Howard, U.S. Navy, retired, graduated from the Citadel, military college of South Carolina, in 1977 and was commissioned as a Navy ensign. He did fleet duty until 1981, when he went into Special Operations and became a Navy SEAL. The acronym stands for Sea, Air and Land team, where the elite unit fights. There are only about 2,500 SEALs on active duty at any one time. He is now director of the National UDT/SEAL Museum on North Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce. Read More...

Navy SEALs' origins celebrated in Fort Pierce
Briefly worded descriptions made the job look fun, with a twist of mysterious risk. U.S. Navy bulletins asked men to volunteer for hazardous duty training. Main requirement: be a good swimmer. The bored and stir-crazy signed up. So did the patriotic and proud. "They had no idea what it was going to entail," said Ruth McSween, curator of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, which is honoring fallen service members during a Memorial Day service on Monday. Read More...

2010 Memorial Day Service: Monday, 31 May 2010 10:00 AM
Please join us for our first annual Memorial Day Service on Monday, 31 May at 10 AM. The service will be held here on the Museum grounds in front of the new SEAL Memorial. Guest speakers will include Rear Admiral Gardner Howe (SEAL) and Jack Ouellette, father of SEAL Brian Ouellette, Killed in Action in Afghanistan. There will be a wreath laying ceremony, a bagpiper will play and the Treasure Coast AFROTC Color Guard will participate. Retired Navy Chaplain Rev. Dr. Bob Bedingfield will conduct the service. Please join us in honoring all our service men and women killed while serving our great nation in all wars since the birth of our great Nation. Read more...

MUSEUM TO GET FAMOUS LIFEBOAT

Fort Pierce, FL July 31, 2009 – On August 14, 2009, the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum will be receiving the lifeboat which was used during the events surrounding the hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama. The Maersk Alabama hijacking was a series of events involving piracy that began on April 8, 2009 with four Somali pirates seizing the cargo ship MV Maersk Alabama 240 nautical miles (440 km; 280 mi) southeast of the Somalia port city of Eyl. Shortly thereafter, Capt. Richard Philips was taken hostage and held for ransom on one of the lifeboats belonging to the Maersk Alabama. On Friday, April 10, a group of US Navy SEALs were deployed to the USS Bainbridge (stationed nearby) and on Sunday April 12, Capt. Richard Philips (the only remaining hostage) was rescued in good condition by the US Navy SEALs. Read More

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NATIONAL NAVY SEAL MUSEUM GIVES BACK
Fort Pierce, FL, March 3, 2009 – In direct response to the ongoing financial turbulence, the National Navy SEAL Museum is offering free admission every second and third Saturday of each month. Read More

Navy SEAL Museum Gets National Dedication
Congressman Tim Mahoney Rep. (FL-16) presented the National Navy SEAL Museum with the official legislation designating the Museum as the Official Museum of the US Navy SEALs and their predecessors. Mike Howard, Executive Director of the Museum, accepted the award on behalf of the Museum and its Board of Directors. Along with the framed copy of the legislation, signed by the President and the chair of both Houses of Congress, was the official pen used to sign the bill into law. Read More

Subject: SDVT-2 Disestablishment
Gentlemen, The purpose of this email is to provide an initial invitation to former commanding officers of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team TWO to the command's Disestablishment Ceremony planned for Friday 08 August 2008. Read More

Secret peril rewarded
March 19, 2008 - CORONADO – As he plunged through the darkness and into the stormy waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, Navy SEAL Philip “Moki” Martin knew he and his buddies were in trouble. Read More

Mahoney Navy SEAL Bill Passes House
Legislation Would Designate the Ft. Pierce Museum the Official National Museum of Navy SEALs and Their Predecessors
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Decorated SEAL, POW address students
Source:News 14 Charlotte, NC - Apr 4, 2007
Former Navy SEAL Mike Thornton was given the Medal of Honor for saving the life of a US Navy lieutenant during the Vietnam War. ...

Lt. Michael P. MURPHY considered for Medal of Honor
Source: Newsday.com
...Lt. Michael P. MURPHY, a Navy SEAL from Patchogue who died in Afghanistan after risking his life to save his colleagues during a 2005 battle, is being considered for the nation's highest combat award -- the Medal of Honor. If he is granted the award, MURPHY would become only the third person to earn that highest...

NAVY SEALS ATTACK FORT PIERCE
by: Rolf Snyder on 10/26/2006
Fort Pierce, FL October 25, 2006 - US Navy SEALs will be conducting a target assault during the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum's annual Muster on November 10-12. The Navy SEAL commandos will be conducting a helicopter assault and other demonstrations highlighting their capabilities and typical mission scenarios...

Veterans' Day at the UDT-SEAL Museum
Contributed by: St. Lucie County Tourism Development Council
FT. PIERCE, Fla. - The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum is expecting more than 5,000 visitors to attend the museum's Muster XXI, on Nov. 11 th-Veteran's Day. The celebration features free admission into the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, memorial services, receptions, speakers and demonstrations from both active duty military SEAL and Parachute units...

Post office to be dedicated to fallen SEAL
NavyTimes.com - Springfield,VA,USA
By Gidget Fuentes. SAN DIEGO — A post office in Patchogue, NY, will bear the name of a Navy SEAL officer killed in combat in Afghanistan last year. ...

Remembering the fallen
By Steve Liewer
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
June 29, 2006 - Comforted by her friend with a caress on the shoulder, a red-haired woman wiped away tears as a bell tolled 11 times: once for each of the Navy SEALs who died a year ago. More than 300 sailors, veterans and family members gathered yesterday at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado to dedicate a memorial plaque and a tree to the 11 SEALs killed June 28, 2005, on a combat mission in Afghanistan. Eight Army special forces helicopter crew members also died in the incident. more>

NSW Forces Receive Presidential Unit Citation
By Journalist 3rd Class Christopher Menzie, Naval Special Warfare Public Affairs
CORONADO, Calif. (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Dr. Donald C. Winter presented one of the nation’s highest military awards to a Naval Special Warfare task group and its subordinate tactical and support elements May 10 during a ceremony at Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Command. more>

Setting the bar high for future of military
Navy's elite SEAL commandos endure training that tests a man's will
By Paul McHugh, Chronicle Outdoors Writer
Sunday, May 14, 2006

Navy Frogman earns diploma By Sally Barber, Cadillac News REED CITY - Graduates of the Class of 2006 at Reed City High School have proven their competency in math, English and history to gain their diploma, but one special graduate is responsible for making history.

Land to water and back again, Navy Seal hangs up frogman suit
By Sandy Miller
Times-News writer
TWIN FALLS -- More than anything, they wanted to be Navy Seals. more>

Navy recruiters issue special operations physical fitness challenge
By Mike Bottoms
USSOCOM Public Affairs

NASCAR Racers Visit Naval Special Warfare
By Journalist 3rd Class Christopher Menzie, Naval Special Warfare Public
Affairs
Published: Sunday, April 23, 2006

CORONADO, Calif. (NNS) -- Three NASCAR drivers and their support staff visited the men and women of Naval Special Warfare (NSW) April 19 to learn more about Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC). Dale Earnhardt Jr., Shane Huffman, and Mark McFarland toured the San Diego area to promote the Navy's recruiting efforts and show their support of the Navy's elite warriors. Earnhardt owns the Navy's Monte Carlo stock car (#88), which Huffman and McFarland drive. more>

SEAL still stands proud
Source Register-Guard (Oregon)
By Bob Keefer
Published: Sunday, April 9, 2006

Four decades and a few years ago, James Watson was a member of the original Navy SEALs, a special forces branch created by order of President John F. Kennedy. Watson would go on to win four Bronze Stars fighting in Vietnam, where he caught shrapnel in his arm, shoulder and legs from an exploding mine. He retired from the service in 1974 as a chief petty officer. Read More

Tougher-than-nails SEAL-turned-surgeon stitching up Marines in Fallujah
Submitted by: Regimental Combat Team 5
Story by: Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq(April 10, 2006) -- There's something people should remember before they make fun of Regimental Combat Team 5's surgeon for playing with dolls. He's a 30-year student of the martial arts and a Navy SEAL to boot. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Henry F. Casey III is a walking culture clash. He's a naval officer who prides himself of his enlisted days. He's a SEAL who loves working with Marines, a dedicated family man who's on his fourth tour away from his family and can recite the prose of Rudyard Kipling with as much ease as he'll call someone "Dude." Read More

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