Join retired US Army Lt. Col. Blair Sawyer on November 10th at 7 p.m. to learn about the distinguished career of Vice Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely Jr., who began as a seaman apprentice at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, in 1942. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Gravely would go on to be the U.S. Navy’s first African American to command a Navy ship, become fleet commander, captain, flag officer, rear admiral, and vice admiral. Vice Admiral Gravely had a guided missile destroyer named in his honor, the USS Gravely (DDG-107) commissioned November 20, 2010.
Blair Sawyer is a retired Lt. Col. US Army and a graduate of Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA and he holds a Master of Business Administration. He is the current president of the Virginia Union University Vice Admiral Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. Capital Beltway Alumni Chapter.
Please attend the Veteran’s Day ceremony at Whalen Commons on 11/11 at 11 a.m.