Navy To Christen USNS Cesar Chavez

By KSEE News

May 5, 2012 Updated May 5, 2012 at 7:09 PM PDT

A Navy ammunitions ship named for late civil rights activist Cesar Chavez is being christened tonight in San Diego. Chavez served in the Navy during World War II. His widow, Helen Fabela Chavez, is the ship's sponsor.