VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 26, 2018) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Bryan Hay, from Evansville, Indiana, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) engineering department, is presented a presidential letter of appreciation by Capt. Brent Gaut, Ford's executive officer, during his retirement ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana's base chapel. Hay is retiring from the Navy after 24 years of faithful service.

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