Feb. 6—TUPELO — A Tupelo native transitioned from an enlisted member of the United States Navy to an officer during a commissioning ceremony at White Hill Missionary Baptist Church on Friday.
Ensign Austin Moore, USN, was joined by family and friends to celebrate at the church he grew up attending. Moore, 34, most recently stationed in Millington, Tennessee, at Naval Support Activity Mid-South, addressed the crowd after reciting the oath of office.
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