George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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Command Religious ’-‘SIW CAPT Vidor Smith Command Chaplain The Command Religious Mints-, Department was a 24-hour open-, that stood ready to assist sailors — a — tries Deparlmdit ’ i I ion that stood rea , l witfi thcir religious, spiritual, personal -------------------j this ------------------------ serv ices, offering pastoral counseling and prov iding comfort for those mourn- i 'ing the loss of a loved one. j In an effort to meet the wide i 1 variety of the crews religious needs, the 1 , CRMD umbrella accommodated more , than 80 ev ents weekly. Some of the most unique services were held by a , 1 Native American group, which began w ith Solstice Services, and continued as i a weekly meeting. Other special groups included Jew ish High Holy Day services, several memorial services and burials at sea. A highlight was the international television coverage of the ■GW D-Day Wrcal Serv ice. True to I | Victor Smith ihyi payer. I I CRMD han | messages during Chaplains and R| I assist with good; I Navy Relief asem able through the I | The new be library helped crl I minds. VCR-TA I booksandtapet Memorial Spirit. Chapbir the dedicate NwMhanllu, were rcad to id news alike. I was also a Plain's office »ghl fbrthe mbers keep sb , addy Read K . and kxiKv I constant stream of users. But the flst popular feature in the library was installation.I telephone whichallowedthAew toluxpini.. with their loved ones back home

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AR Brandon AR Robert Mangus AR Jason Pidcock AR Clayton Porter ABFAR Douglas Rogers AR Cameron Smith AR Brian Strickland AR Nathan Thomsen AR Edward Wilson Jr. Air Department

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LCDR Glen Krans LCDR William Lesak RP1 Malachi Waring RP2 Eric Roper RPSN Douglas Peck Command Religious Ministries Department