LOUISVILLE, KY (Feb. 09, 2010) - USS Louisville (SSN 724) Commanding Officer CDR Lee P. Sisco and Chief of the Boat YNCS(SS) Savan Patel met with Mayor Jerry Abramson during a namesake visit to the city on February 8, 2010. During the meeting, Mayor Abramson presented each sailor with a key to the city and made them honorary citizens. Photo courtesy Wales Hunter, Louisville Metro Police Department Photo Lab.

FRANKFORT, KY (Feb. 09, 2010) - USS Louisville (SSN 724) Commanding Officer CDR Lee P. Sisco and Chief of the Boat YNCS(SS) Savan Patel were recognized during a session of the Kentucky State Senate February 9, 2010, during a namesake visit to Louisville, Kentucky. From left to right, Sen. Perry Clark (D-Louisville) & Senate, CDR Sisco, President David Williams (R-Burkesville), and YNCS Patel. Photo courtesy Kentucky Legislative Research Commission Public Information. 

FRANKFORT, KY (Feb. 09, 2010) - Governor Steve Beshear commissions USS Louisville (SSN 724) Chief of the Boat YNCS(SS) Savan Patel a "Kentucky Colonel" in the Governor's Office on February 9, 2010. Patel and the boat's Commanding Officer, CDR Lee P. Sisco were also recognized on the floors of both houses during the annual session of the Kentucky General Assembly as part of a namesake visit. Photo courtesy Marvin Young, Commonwealth of Kentucky Office of Creative Services.