160426-N-IX020-026 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 26, 2015) Capt. Richard McCormack, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), greets Norma Bauerschmidt, a 91-year-old World War II veteran and member of Women Accepted for Voluntary Service (WAVES), during a tour of the aircraft carrier. Bauerschmidt�s family shares a unique connection with the ship�s namesake, President Gerald R. Ford. After she was denied her military benefits, she wrote to her congressman, Ford, who resolved the issue and personally delivered Bauerschmidt her first benefits check. Her family linked with Ford again when her daughter, a secret service agent, helped coordinate arrangements for President Ford�s coordinate arrangements for President Ford�s funeral. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Litzenberger/Released)