WMAL’s morning radio show “O’Connor and Company” interviewed Vice Admiral John Nowell Jr., USN (Ret) on January 7, 2025 about the Navy Memorial’s role in President Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral.

Vice Admiral John B. Nowell Jr., USN (Ret.), was interviewed by Fox5DC over the course of 3 days about the United States Navy Memorial's unique role in President Carter's State Funeral and his legacy. Watch each of his segments here.

Trains for the Yellow and Green Lines will bypass the station during the closure, WMATA said. The United States Navy Memorial will be the site of one of the events honoring Carter, according to a press release from the memorial. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m., "President Carter's remains will be transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn caisson at the United States Navy Memorial and Visitors Center before proceeding to the United States Capitol." Carter authorized the construction of the memorial in 1980, and chose the memorial as the site for that part of his funeral. Carter also spent years in service in the U.S. Navy, and said it gave him the values of "courage, self-sacrifice, idealism, and self-discipline," the memorial said in the release.

Published 11:00 pm Wednesday, January 1, 2025 - By Joshua Windus - The United States Navy Memorial joins the nation in mourning the passing of President Jimmy Carter. Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr., USN (Ret.), President and CEO of the U.S. Navy Memorial, issued the following statement:

TUESDAY, JAN. 7, 2024 […] Carter and his family will then travel by motorcade at 1:15 p.m. to the U.S. Navy Memorial where his remains are transferred from the hearse to a horse drawn caisson for a funeral procession up to the U.S. Capitol at 2 p.m.

Through fog and rain on Friday morning, a 7-foot statue of a sailor faced a crowd filled with veterans of the US Navy and other military branches who sacrificed their personal freedoms in service of the nation.

It was an honor to serve with you my whole career. And I’m really happy to see you here at the helm of the Navy Memorial. And I want to offer and echo your thanks to everyone that had a part in putting together this evening and our great celebration of veterans in our Navy team, and also to the team here at the Navy Memorial that really brings to life our Navy story, every single day, and for always making our summer Tuesday nights for our Concerts on the Avenue so much fun and so exciting.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space ForceJohn Bentivegna attended an early premiere of Sony Pictures’ “Fly Me to the Moon” at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., July 10.

HONORED: A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the statue of the Lone Sailor at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington on Monday, 6/3, a day ahead of the 82nd anniversary of the Battle Of Midway in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

Sophia Odom never met her grandfather but his lengthy military service is helping her pay for college.

She admired the late Alfred Lee Odom, an Aircraft Maintenanceman Master Chief in the U.S. Navy, and his career is a source of pride for the family. He served from 1959 until his retirement in 1981.

The United States Navy Memorial is pleased to announce Sophia Odom as the recipient of the 2024 Navy Memorial Scholarship. Each year, the US Navy Memorial awards $5,000 to the grandchildren of deceased Chief Petty Officers with high academic achievements.

(via KFYR TV) - Monday’s stop at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. was a little extra special for the 10 Navy veterans on the Western North Dakota Honor Flight.

The Board of Directors of the United States Navy Memorial announced today that retired Navy Vice Admiral John Nowell, Jr. has been selected to be the next President & CEO.

Today, May 8, 2024, seven brothers from Bingham Lake, Minnesota, were honored with a commemorative plaque at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. 

(via KTIV TV) Veterans on the 18th Midwest Honor Flight got to tour around the nation’s capital and see the monuments and memorials to their service and sacrifice.

Their tour included a stop at the Iwo Jima Memorial, which is dedicated to the U.S. Marines.