Naval Station Everett, Wash. (May 4, 2004) - Senator Paull Shin (WA-D), a sponsor for legislation that enacted observance of Asian Pacific Heritage Month in the United States, attends a uniform inspection at Naval Station Everett. After the inspection, Sen. Shin spoke to an audience at the base auditorium about his own personal experience, adopted in Korea at the age of sixteen by an U.S. Army Dentist. He arrived in the U.S. with no education and was unable to speak English. The Senator spoke to all in attendance about the honor of serving a country that places such a high regard for personal freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin. (RELEASED)
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Eli J. Medellin.
2004-05-04
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