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SUBJ//ANNOUNCING THE 2022 WINNERS OF THE NEW YEARS DAY DECK LOG POEM 
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RMKS/1.  The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) is excited to announce 
the winners of the 2022 New Years Day Deck Log Poem Contest: 
    a.  USS CHAMPLAIN (CG 57), written by ENS Sarah Weinstein. 
    b.  USS RUSSELL (DDG 59), written by LTJG Megan Stilley. 
    c.  USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54), written by LT Austyn Sutton. 
 
2.  The winning poems and author biographies can be found at 
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/archives/resources-for-the-fleet/deck-
logs/new-years-contest/2022.html. 
 
3.  The focus of the New Years Day Deck Log contest is to celebrate the 
voices of our Sailors and to preserve a Navy tradition.  A deck log is the 
official record maintained by all commissioned U.S. Navy vessels.  While 
regulations normally restrict the types of entries in logbooks, the Navy has 
long held the tradition of the Midnight New Years Poem.  The first entry of 
the New Year, written in verse, allows Sailors to express their creativity 
about the experiences of shipboard life and their pride in their command. The 
contest also serves to remind the Fleet of the importance of the deck log as 
a historical document; one that preserves for future generations the actions 
and voices of our United States Sailors. 
 
4. Congratulations to the winners! 
 
5. Released by Mr. Andrew S. Haeuptle, Director, Navy Staff.// 
 
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