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MARAD Exhibits Archive

  FY2023: MARAD FY 2023 PIDP Exhibits – January 2, 2024 MARAD FY 2023 U.S. Marine Highway Program Exhibits - November 13, 2023 FY2022:

MARAD FY 2022 America's Marine Highway Program Exhibits

MARAD FY 2022 America's Marine Highway...

A Story of High Seas Heroism

The Story of William Tillman

Line engraving published inHarper’s Weekly, 1861, depicting the recapture of the schoonerS.J. Waring by William Tillman.

William Tillman faced a brutal choice: slavery or death.

He was steward and cook onboard the merchant schooner S.J. Waring, about 300...

Mariner Medals

As part of our Outreach activities, the Maritime Administration awards medals and war zone ribbon bars to civilian mariners who support the nation’s armed forces in conflict, as well as during peacetime when contributions are significant. Over 350,000 medals and war zone ribbons have been...