Ambassador and Former Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze presents a Bronze Star to Cmdr. Michael Hegarty at a ceremony held at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. (Sep. 30, 2004) Ambassador and Former Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze presents a Bronze Star to Cmdr. Michael Hegarty at a ceremony held at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. Cmdr. Hegarty was recognized for personally developing port and river operation plans for Umm Qasr, Iraq, ensuring proper management of facilities and rivers to move vital humanitarian assistance, reconstruction and military supplies during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Hegarty is the prospective commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94), which will be commissioned in March 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain File# 040930-N-0295M-001
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Date
30/09/2004 - 30/09/2004
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Washington, D.C.
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U.S. NAVY
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