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SALT LAKE CITY — If every little thing you understand concerning the U.S. Navy comes from watching “Prime Gun,” it is likely to be time to vary that.
Utahns will get that chance during Salt Lake Navy Week on Sept. 11-17 as greater than 50 Navy admirals, captains, commanders and sailors will take part in group outreach occasions all through Salt Lake Metropolis.
“Individuals in Utah do not actually get a chance to work together with a ton of sailors, not like the coasts,” Navy Lt. Kyle Hanton mentioned. “We would like Utahns to have the ability to meet sailors, shake our arms and ask us questions on what we do and what the Navy is all about.”
The Navy has hosted Navy Week in as much as 15 cities annually since 2005. This would be the Navy’s third time in Salt Lake Metropolis, after visiting the town in 2014 and 2017. This yr’s Salt Lake Navy Week will overlap with the Utah State Fair on Sept. 7-17.
“The USA Navy performs a pivotal position in defending and defending our nation,” Gov. Spencer Cox mentioned in an announcement to KSL. “Throughout Salt Lake Metropolis Navy Week, I hope Utahns will take part within the particular occasions and packages as we categorical our gratitude for the dedication, sacrifice and exemplary service of the women and men of the Navy.”
Hanton emphasised that Navy Week will not be about recruitment, however about letting taxpayers and communities work together with their servicemen and perceive the work they do. Occasions will vary from assembly with Utah authorities officers and leaders, to having the Navy band carry out on the Utah State Honest, to visiting native faculties.
“The most important factor we would like Utahns to remove from Navy Week is to study one thing concerning the Navy that they did not know earlier than,” Hanton mentioned. He mentioned surveys carried out by the Navy over greater than 20 years present that a big proportion of Individuals do not know what the Navy truly does.
“There’s a complete lot of causes that the Navy is essential to all Individuals and to even landlocked states,” he added. “We’re on the market defending Individuals’ lifestyle.”
The place to search out sailors throughout Salt Lake Navy Week:
Monday, Sept: 11:
- 6-9 a.m. — 9/11 memorial run on the Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 9 a.m.-3 p.m. — Constructing with Habitat for Humanity in Kearns
- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. — Utah State Honest, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 3-4 p.m. — Visiting Massive Brothers Massive Sisters at McPolin Elementary, Park Metropolis
- 6-7 p.m. — Woodwind Quartet efficiency at Loveland Dwelling Planet Aquarium, Draper
Tuesday, Sept. 12:
- 8-11 a.m. — Visiting veterans at George E. Wahlen Division of Veterans Affairs Medical Heart, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. — Utah State Honest, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 2-3 p.m. — Woodwind Quartet efficiency on the Salt Lake Metropolis Public Library
Wednesday, Sept. 13:
- 9 a.m.-3 p.m. — Constructing with Habitat for Humanity in Kearns
- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. — Utah State Honest, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 2-3 p.m. — Navy Band Northwest efficiency at Salt Lake Metropolis Public Library
- 5-6 p.m. — Visiting Massive Brothers Massive Sisters at Kearns Excessive Faculty, Kearns
- 6-7 p.m. — Woodwind Quartet efficiency at William E. Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans House
Thursday, Sept. 14:
- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. — Utah State Honest, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 10 a.m.-1 p.m. — Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity, Salt Lake Metropolis
Friday, Sept 15:
- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. — Utah State Honest, Salt Lake Cit
- 1 p.m. — Woodwind Quartet efficiency at Discovery Gateway Kids’s Museum, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 6 p.m. — Band efficiency at Utah State Honest’s foremost stage, Salt Lake Metropolis
Saturday, Sept. 16:
- 9:30 a.m. — Navy Band Cruisers live performance at Utes Soccer tailgate at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. — Utah State Honest, Salt Lake Metropolis
- 1 p.m. — Woodwind Quartet efficiency at Anderson-Foothill Public Library, Salt Lake Metropolis
Sunday, Sept. 17:
- 1 p.m. — Navy Band Cruisers live performance at Loveland Dwelling Planet Aquarium, Draper
For extra data, visit the Navy website.
