On Friday March 9th, several members of the Committee attended the unveiling of a plaque of the USS Colorado’s Crest that will be on permanent display at the State Capitol. This crest was donated and presented to thee Governor by the Colorado Thirty Group of Colorado Springs and is a replica of the one they donated to the boat which is now mounted in the Wardroom. State Senator Bob Gardner coordinated the presentation with Rep. Pete Lee and Rep. Larry Liston also making remarks in addition to Governor Hickenlooper. The Governor relayed that he was looking forward to the Commissioning next week and to touring USS Colorado. He also thanked the Committee for their work in getting ready for the commissioning. Attending from the Committee were JJ Mackin, Florence Mackin, Dan Puleio, Bruce Mardsen, Joe Mahaffee and Chris and Bruce Nielson. Also in attendance was Pat Meyers, the Governor’s Chief of Staff, long time supporter of the Committee and former submariner.