Gov. Ivey honors Alabama native killed in NAS Pensacola attack

NAS Pensacola Shooting

by: WKRG Staff

Posted: Mar 6, 2020 / 11:27 AM CST / Updated: Mar 6, 2020 / 12:23 PM CST

ALABAMA (WKRG) — Governor Kay Ivey stood with Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson’s family Friday to place his name onto Alabama’s Fallen Heroes Memorial.

She made this tweet, sharing pictures from the ceremony:

Today, I’ve joined the family of Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson to ceremoniously add his name to the Alabama Fallen Heroes Memorial. On Dec. 6, 2019, Ensign Watson died trying to protect his fellow service members during the Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting. @USNavy @AlabamaNG pic.twitter.com/A78KZ2o5Ag
— Governor Kay Ivey (@GovernorKayIvey) March 6, 2020

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