Sailors assigned to the attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) and marsh restoration volunteers ride a fan boat in Pierce Marsh before helping replant grasses in Hitchcock, Texas.

Hitchcock, Texas (Sep. 06, 2006) Sailors assigned to the attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) and marsh restoration volunteers ride a fan boat in Pierce Marsh before helping replant grasses in Hitchcock, Texas. The submariners participated in a Galveston Bay Foundation, Natural Restoration Conservation Services and Energy Company NRG project to help restore 200 acres of eroded vegetation. Texas, the second of the Virginia-class submarines designed after the cold war specifically for the challenges of the 21st century, will be commissioned on Sept. 9, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roadell Hickman File# 060906-N-7441H-005