THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, March 22, 1995 TAG: 9503220378
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 24 lines
LAWRENCE JACKSON/Staff
The ``Gray Eagle'' award ceremony was held Tuesday before ranks of
crewmen, above, aboard the aircraft carrier America. The award is
passed to the most senior aviator on active duty. This year the
honor was presented to Rear Adm. David R. Morris, left, who accepted
the award from retiring Adm. Stanley R. Arthur, the vice chief of
naval operations. The trophy features a silver eagle landing into
the arresting gear (cable) on a wood shape depicting the Langley -
the Navy's first aircraft carrier. An inscription reads: ``In
recognition of a clear eye, a stout heart, a steady hand and daring
defiance of gravity and the law of averages.''
by CNB