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Article: ATLANTIC FLEET SALUTES TOP SAILORS.(MILITARY NEWS)

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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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April 24, 1996
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Byline: STAFF REPORT

NORFOLK -- The Atlantic Fleet honors its best this week, selecting the 1996 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year from its mid-career enlisted ranks.

The two winners will be named during a banquet aboard the carrier John C. Stennis that begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Norfolk Naval Station.

The selections end a four-month screening process in which the professional records, duty assignments, awards and civic involvement of each candidate were examined. A selection board composed of master chief petty officers, which met with the candidates Tuesday, will make the final decision.

Pared to nine finalists, the men and ...

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