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Houston Native Makes Waves Beneath the Surface as U.S. Navy Submariner

Beneath the ocean’s surface, where silence is power and precision is everything, a proud Houston native is serving as a guardian of America’s national security. Petty Officer 3rd Class Raymund Nelson, a 2023 graduate of West Side High School, is charting an extraordinary course with the United States Navy aboard the USS Tennessee, homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia.