Yakima Native Serving on Guided Missile Cruiser USS Normandy

Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, the USS Normandy (CG-60) is conducting maritime security operations as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. The cruiser was awarded the title "Most Tomahawks shot by a U.S. Navy Cruiser" in 1998. She is named for the World War II battle that began and continued on after D-Day.

Pictured is Yakima native Gregory Schuler, an Electronics Technician 3rd Class, and he's shown cleaning and sanitizing a telephone receiver using a calcium hypochlorite solution aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser.

Aye, aye skipper. Thank you Gregory, for your service, and a special thank you to all who serve and who have served in all branches of the United States Armed Forces, past and present, and your families, you all sacrifice so much. A grateful nation thanks you.

We'd also like to thank the Navy Office of Community Outreach, who travels the globe to collect Sailors stories and distribute them to their hometown media.