Sailors assigned to USS Constitution will participate in Fort Worth Navy Week in Fort Worth, TX, Oct. 23-29.

Constitution Sailors will kick off their participation by giving presentations on the history of USS Constitution and the U.S. Navy to students at Rosemont Middle School.

They will participate in presentations at Brewer Middle School, McLean Middle School, Tannahill Intermediate School, Forest Oak Middle School, the Martin Branch of Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth, and Summerglen Library. Additionally, Constitution Sailors will perform color guard details at a Brewer Middle School football game and a Texas Christian University Volleyball Game. They are also scheduled to build a home with Habitat for Humanity.

"Navy Weeks are some of the best opportunities that our Sailors get to experience while stationed aboard USS Constitution," said Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Anderson, Constitution's Executive Officer. "It gives them an opportunity to take what they've learned at Constitution and share that history and enthusiasm with the rest of the country."

Lastly, Sailors will perform a color guard detail at a Texas Christian University Soccer Game.

This is the ninth Navy Week that Constitution Sailors have participated in this year. They participated in similar activities in Mobile, Austin, Memphis, Spokane and Indianapolis, Portland, ME, Oklahoma City and Salt Lake City.

The primary purpose of the Navy Week program is to increase Navy awareness by presenting the Navy to Americans who live in cities that normally do not have a significant naval presence. Fort Worth Navy Week will showcase the mission, capabilities and achievements of the U.S. Navy and provide residents the opportunity to meet Sailors firsthand.

Constitution is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston and is the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat. The ship welcomes more than 500,000 visitors a year.

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