From: Lt. Commander Ralph Lewis USN (Ret.)

To: Chief Petty Officer Roundup Membership Committee

At the request of PHC Milt Putnam I heartily second Daniel Bernath's nomination as Honorary Chief Photographers Mate.

I have received Daniel A. Bernath's distinguished career and his many accomplishments since leaving the US Navy as detailed in his nomination by Chief Petty Officer Putnam.

In addition to an outstanding US Naval Career, his contributions to the USS Yorktown and other web sites with their many displays of Naval Photography have put the contributions of our rate in the public eye and given well-deserved credit to the photographers who did the work.

He is a very accomplished and I am sure, if he had been able to continue his Naval career he would have attained Chief Petty Officer status.

Ralph Lewis LCDR, USN (Ret.)