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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Happy 79th Birthday to the U.S. Navy Seabees! On March 5, 1942, the "Seabees" name and insignia were officially authorized. Rear Adm. Ben Moreell who personally furnished them with their official motto: Construimus, Batuimus: "We Build, We Fight." As we honor the Construction Battalion today, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, NECC, Heaquarters celebrated with a cake cutting and singing of the Seabee song. L to R Lt. Dylan Berns, Capt. Richard Hayes and CUCM Michael ‘Shane’ Jenkins. U.S. Navy photo by Spencer R. Layne/Released.
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