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Board highlights Jeremiah Denton documentary, Merle Award and ship christening coverage
Summary
Board members recounted producing a Jeremiah Denton documentary that won a Merle Award, noted it received national coverage and said a copy of the documentary was placed aboard the christened USS Jeremiah Denton at Ingalls Shipyard.
Board members described a recent documentary about Jeremiah Denton that won the Merle Award and received national coverage; the documentary was screened for Navy leadership and a copy was included in the ship's museum collection at the christening of the USS Jeremiah Denton.
"I asked that we do a biography on Jeremiah Denton... it won the Merle Award," the chair said, recounting the production, the Navy screening and the christening event at Ingalls Shipyard. Board members said the documentary generated national attention and that the Denton family contributed artifacts for the ship's master collection.
The board discussed the production as a point of pride and indicated they will produce follow-up programming with available footage; no formal action or funding vote for additional work was recorded in the transcript.
