Editor's Note: We received this email yesterday from the Officer-In-Charge of the USNS Concord. To read all the articles and blog posts we've published about this ship, go here.Good Day All,
I'm sending this to let all know USNS CONCORD has reached Pearl Harbor and will be going through her decommissioning over the next 5-6 weeks.
There has been some discussion regarding CONCORD memorabilia. The ship will be sending the bell and builders brass plate to the Navy Historical Society. Per Susan Melow [of Naval Sealift Command], the Minute Man Statue is being shipped to her in Norfolk, VA and the piece of the original North Bridge is being shipped to Ms. Ruth Lauer [of the Town of Concord].
I will be detaching the ship tomorrow and in closing, I'd like to offer my sincerest appreciation for the support and hospitality shown by countless individuals from the town of Concord to the Officers and Crew of USNS CONCORD during her 40+ years of service. Thank you.
All the best,
CDR Mark P. Dibble
