North Carolina
“Light the Legacy”: New lights highlight USS Battleship North Carolina
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The USS Battleship North Carolina will look a little brighter this Veterans Day Weekend.
The USS North Carolina Battleship Commission lit up the ship Friday night as part of their “Light the Legacy” program.
Leaders are lighting up the ship to kick off Veteran’s Day Weekend and honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Battleship team has worked over the past year to design and install a series of lights to illuminate the superstructure of the ship.
The lights are patriotic colors that reflect the Navy, Marine Corps, and other elements of the armed forces.
The entire project is funded by the Friends of the Battleship.
“The ship is not only an icon in our community in a time where people work together, Americans pulled together in a common cause, but for the roughly 11,000 North Carolinians that were killed in World War Two,” Dr. Jay Martin, Executive Director of the NC Battleship, said.
The lights will illuminate the Battleship throughout Veterans Day Weekend.
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