Monica Lewis age 10, a fifth grade student at Manchester
School, along with her sister, Alanna Lewis, age eight and a second grade
student at Windham Primary School, were both invited to be the flower girls for
the christening of the USS Thomas Hudner DDG 116.
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| Flower girls and their brother with Sen. King |
The Christening took place at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in
Bath on Saturday, April 1, despite the frigid and snowy weather.
The boat was named after a Korean War hero, Thomas
Hudner, who was also present during the ceremony.
The Lewis sisters were chosen to be flower girls because
their father Brandon, who is a ship fitter at BIW, has been working on the
Thomas Hudner.
The sisters got the privilege to meet many important individuals
including Mr. Hudner and Dirk Lesko, BIW President, as well as Senator King and
Senator Collins. Their job was to give flowers to the sponsors of the
ship.
Their brother, Colby, age four was also along for all the
festivities.
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| USS Thomas Hudner DDG 116 |
