The U.S. Navy will participate in the City of Baltimore's Star Spangled Spectacular which runs September 10-16, 2014. The event celebrates the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore which provided the backdrop for Francis Scott Key's famous poem, "Defence of Baltimore," which later became America's national anthem. Along with more than 30 ships from the U.S. and foreign nations, the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels aircraft will be on display and open to the public.
By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kameren Guy Hodnett
Navy Public Affairs Support Element East
BALTIMORE (Sept. 13, 2014) – Visitors and special guests watched as members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), with the help of re-enactors from the War of 1812, raised 15-star/15-stripe, full-size replica Star-Spangled Banner flag over Fort McHenry Sept. 14 at the “By Dawn’s Early Light” flag raising ceremony.
Members of the Navy Parachute Team jumped for hundreds of spectators at the Harford County Airfield Sept. 13 during the team’s visit to Baltimore for the Star-Spangled Spectacular.