Rear Admiral Edward K. "Ted" Walker Jr., SC, USN (Ret) and John Cosgrove

Former U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Henry 'Hank' Kudzik John Cosgrove Kudzik was aboard the USS Nautilus submarine on June 4, 1942, standing watch for Japanese carriers and recalls spotting the smoke coming from the Japanese carrier Soryu, firing three torpedoes, two of which hit the enemy vessel.

Former U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Henry 'Hank' Kudzik John Cosgrove GMC Hank Kudzik, USN Chief Hank Kudzik was a Gunner's Mate First Class onboard NAUTILUS (SS 168) at the Battle of Midway. At the battle’s outset, NAUTILUS found herself in the middle of the Japanese Kido Butai, being pursued and depth-bombed by two destroyers. Later on during the engagement, she fired three torpedoes which sank the aircraft carrier Sōryū. Kudzik made 8 war patrols in Nautilus, and following Midway, sailed on toward the Japanese homeland. He later made six more war patrols in USS GAR (SS 206).

Navy attaches for Vietnam and Tazmania

LCDR Joseph E. Miller, USN entered the U. S. Navy in June 1941 in New York City, and joined "Bombing Eight" (VB-8) in USS HORNET (CV 8) in the Gulf of Mexico while she was on shakedown cruise. During the Battle of Midway he was a 2nd Mechanic on a SBD, and a plane pusher when the airplane was flying. Later on during the Battle of Santa Cruz, he suffered a leg injury, and abandoned ship before HORNET sank.

Rear Adm. Mark Rich, commandant, Naval District Washington (NDW) and Former U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Henry 'Hank' Kudzik.

President and CEO of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, retired Vice Adm. John Totushek

Vietnam Lt. Colonel Nguyen Nhu DUC Assistant Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attache

Chief of Navy Chaplains, Rear Adm. Mark Tidd

Mark Webber, Curator, Education, Public Programming and Volunteering, U.S. Navy Memorial. President and CEO of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, retired Vice Adm. John Totushek

GMC Hank Kudzik, USN Chief Hank Kudzik was a Gunner's Mate First Class onboard NAUTILUS (SS 168) at the Battle of Midway. At the battle’s outset, NAUTILUS found herself in the middle of the Japanese Kido Butai, being pursued and depth-bombed by two destroyers. Later on during the engagement, she fired three torpedoes which sank the aircraft carrier Sōryū. Kudzik made 8 war patrols in Nautilus, and following Midway, sailed on toward the Japanese homeland. He later made six more war patrols in USS GAR (SS 206).