Chaplain Barstow News Today

Officer of the deck, set the watch. Aye, aye, sir. The officer of the deck. The commanders direct representative and while on watch is responsible for the safe operation of the ship and crew. The long blast is a traditional symbol of an officer on the decks authority and the ship of the line. We are pleased to have mr. Greg willard with us today. Greg was the white house staff assistant to gerald ford while he was president and served him after he left office. Greg will pass the long blast to li...

>> thank you, chaplain barstow. ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated until the president and party leave the ceremony. [applaus [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, we invite you to our postcommissioning reception hosted by the u.s.s. gerald r. ford committee located in the

Ladies and gentlemen, chaplain barstow will offer the invocation. >> please pray with me. we gather together here today as one body, though we come from many different backgrounds, representing many different religions and from many different cultures today we gather as one. we are here to celebrate together. we gather to celebrate the commissioning of this mighty ship, the uss gerald r. ford. we gather here to celebrate the accomplishments of the united states navy. through living out our code ...