In April of this year, the USS Nevada was honored with the debut of a commemorative Nevada state license plate called "The Battle Born State's Battleship," designed by Las Vegas resident John Galloway, who is the head of the USS Nevada Remembrance Project.
Galloway, asked about the importance of the license plate, cited what Sehe once said-- that visiting the State of Nevada was more important than Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and the D-Day landing in France.
"That (state) is where the soul of the ship is," says Galloway. "That's where the heart is."
"It's a way to teach," he added. "The fact that the ship and the state are intertwined, I can make a teaching moment for our brave ancestors."
Galloway also designed, and covered expenses for, a plaque honoring the USS Nevada at the state's memorial to the battleship in Carson City. It was mounted there in 2016, the 100th anniversary of the ship's commissioning. He also had another plaque prepared to celebrate the Nevada's service for the 100th anniversary of Pearl Harbor in 2041.
--GreGen
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