On February 12, 2013, Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, announced that the two sailors recovered from the remains of USS Monitor are to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on March 8, 2013, with full military honors.

In 2002, during the joint NOAA and U.S. Navy recovery expeditions of the USS Monitor, two United States sailors were discovered inside the turret of the Civil War ironclad. Since their recovery, the remains have been at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii. JPAC and the Navy have been working to identify these two men.

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Read more about the sailors who were lost when the USS Monitor sank.

One Ocean Student Film Festival

The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary's Youth Working Group is hosting its first One Ocean Student Film Festival to inspire, encourage, recognize and promote the work of student filmmakers who are passionate about the ocean. The three categories are: 1) 30 second PSA; 2) 1-5 minute micro short; and 3) 5-12 minute short. Prizes will be award for 1st and 2nd place in each category, along with a certificate for every entry. The film festival will be held in Beaufort, N.C., but students do not need to be present to win.

Deadline for entries is March 15 and prizes awarded April 13th.
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