SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Saturday is the much talked about Military Parade in Washington DC to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary.
But this year also marks the anniversary for the United States Navy, and this summer there is going to be a wave of sailors in Sioux Falls for what’s called ‘Navy Week”, where since 2005, the U.S. Navy has visited up to 15 cities across the country.
Don: What is Navy week?
Miranda: The Navy started it because, we realized and unfortunately people who were in what we call more landlocked states, they don’t know about the Navy, so cities that don’t have a significant Navy presence, this is an opportunity where people in the community and we get to go out and talk with them and interact in person and tell our stories, so they understand what the Navy does for you.
Approximately 50-75 Sailors are coming from around the Fleet to Sioux Falls where they’ll engage people, including kids in a variety of ways for the entire week.
“As we get closer we will be putting out a schedule of events, so whether it’s the Navy Band, the Boys and Girls Club; and we are even talking about Sioux Falls has the beautiful Falls, so we are hoping to have something there,” U-S Navy Pubic Affairs Officer Lt. Cdr. Miranda Williams said.
Williams says this year the Navy is celebrating its 250 year anniversary and they are excited to celebrate their birthday with the people of Sioux Falls.
“Please come out, please come see us, talk to us, sometimes people come to our public events and they are afraid to talk to us, don’t be; we want to talk to you that’s why we are there and we want to answer your questions, this is to be fun and we’re just super excited to be visiting,” Williams said.
Sioux Falls hosted two previous Navy Weeks, most recently in 2016.
This year Navy Week will be August 4 through 10.
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