Keywords: US Navy 040930-N-0295M-003 Cmdr. Michael Hegarty shakes the hand of Former Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze, after he was presented a Bronze Star at a ceremony held at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C.jpg en Washington D C Sept 30 2004 Cmdr Michael Hegarty shakes the hand of Former Secretary of the Navy Paul H Nitze after he was presented a Bronze Star at a ceremony held at the U S Navy Memorial in Washington D C Cmdr Hegarty was recognized for personally developing port and river operation plans for Umm Qasr Iraq ensuring proper management of facilities and rivers to move vital humanitarian assistance reconstruction and military supplies during Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF Hegarty is the prospective commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Nitze DDG 94 which will be commissioned in March 2005 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J McLain RELEASED 2004-09-30 040930-N-0295M-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17984 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J McLain PD-USGov-Military-Navy Paul Nitze Aboard USS Nitze DDG-94 Handshakes involving the military |