Retired Navy captain to speak during Noank Memorial Day ceremony (G.M Hewitt '64)

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Mike Hewitt, who will be the speaker at the Noank Memorial Day cere­mony, plans to recog­nize all the vet­er­ans who have given their lives or served in defense of the coun­try.

He also wants people to think about the com­munity and how it is a Naval sub­mar­ine com­munity.

Hewitt, 83, served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 until 1990. Born and raised in Min­nesota, he went to the U.S. Naval Academy for his edu­ca­tion and then to nuc­lear power train­ing. He star­ted going to sea on sub­mar­ines and about a year later met his wife, Lynda, from Manchester, and they got mar­ried a year after that.

As a sub­mar­iner, Hewitt said he also plans to speak about the greater com­munity’s role in sub­mar­ineb­uild­ing and the evol­u­tion of sub­mar­ines, Elec­tric Boat and the Navy.

Parade details: The Noank Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a. m. Monday, May 25, on Main Street. The parade route will get closed to traffic around 9:15 a.m.

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BZ '64!