10 U.S.C. § 8472 — Chapel: crypt and window spaces

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The Naval Academy Chapel's crypt and window spaces can only memorialize Navy officers who successfully led a fleet or squadron in battle, or who earned Congress's thanks for outstanding wartime service. A memorial can't be installed until at least five years after the officer's death.

The crypt and window spaces of the Naval Academy Chapel may be used only for memorials to officers of the Navy who successfully commanded a fleet or squadron in battle, or who received the thanks of Congress for conspicuously distinguished service in time of war. No memorial to an officer may be accepted or installed in the crypt or window spaces until at least five years after that officer's death.

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The crypt and window spaces of the Naval Academy Chapel may be used only for memorials to officers of the Navy who have successfully commanded a fleet or squadron in battle or who have received the thanks of Congress for conspicuously distinguished services in time of war. No memorial to an officer may be accepted for, or installed in, the crypt or window spaces until at least five years after the death of that officer.

Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 435, § 6972; renumbered § 8472, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

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1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1836

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