Brandon Pritchard, son of Shawn and Marcie Pritchard, Big Falls, has received his Submarine Qualification Certificate which states:
Having successfully completed the rigorous professional requirements for qualification in submarines, having a thorough knowledge of submarine construction and operation, having demonstrated his reliability under stress, and having my full confidence and trust, I hereby certify that he is “QUALIFIED IN SUBMARINES” given this 19th day of November 2006 onboard USS HAWAII (SSN 776). — D.A. Solms, CDR. USN Commanding Officer. USS HAWAII (SSN 776).
Pritchard is the grandson of the Rev. Arden and Mary Johnson, Big Falls.