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May
22
2019
The former the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the American Merchant Marine Veterans will again be in Sacramento for this special ceremony.
Created by the United States Congress in 1933, National Maritime Day is a holiday that both honors and celebrates the Merchant Marine. (It also commemorates the first steam-powered transoceanic voyage when the American steamship Savannah set sail from the port of Savannah, GA on 1819.) What is the Merchant Marine? Think of it as the understudy to the Navy; it ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Free
Phone: (916) 739-6949
LOCATION
Merchant Marine Memorial
100 Capital Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814