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I stumbled across this tidbit. I thought it interesting.
Gerald R Ford class AC Carrier. Scheduled to be laid down 2026, and commissioned in 2030.
First carrier ever named for an enlisted man, or for a black man.
I would have named it Donald.
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I would have named it Donald. As in Trump? He was too smart to be a chump in the armed forces - just ask him.
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I stumbled across this tidbit. I thought it interesting.
Gerald R Ford class AC Carrier. Scheduled to be laid down 2026, and commissioned in 2030.
First carrier ever named for an enlisted man, or for a black man.
I would have named it Donald. name fighting ships for fighting men..... CITATION: "For distinguished devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and disregard for his own personal safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. While at the side of his Captain on the bridge, Miller, despite enemy strafing and bombing and in the face of a serious fire, assisted in moving his Captain, who had been mortally wounded, to a place of greater safety, and later manned and operated a machine gun directed at enemy Japanese attacking aircraft until ordered to leave the bridge."
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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Political correctness run amok
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Not so sure about that, Doris Miller did his part, and yes a Black man. As a retired Navy Vet I have no issues with a ship being named for him. With the money issues, I will be surprised if they do lay the Keel however.
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I would have named it Donald. As in Trump? He was too smart to be a chump in the armed forces - just ask him. So tell us about your military service. By the way, Trump never said what you are claiming he said. Slick Willy never served. OBozo never served. Broom Hilda never served. China Joe never served. CamelToe never served. Piglosi never served. Chuckles never served and I'm betting you never served. What was your point again?
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I would have named it Donald. As in Trump? He was too smart to be a chump in the armed forces - just ask him. So tell us about your military service. By the way, Trump never said what you are claiming he said. Slick Willy never served. OBozo never served. Broom Hilda never served. China Joe never served. CamelToe never served. Piglosi never served. Chuckles never served and I'm betting you never served. What was your point again? Yep.
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I would have named it Donald. As in Trump? He was too smart to be a chump in the armed forces - just ask him. So tell us about your military service. By the way, Trump never said what you are claiming he said. Slick Willy never served. OBozo never served. Broom Hilda never served. China Joe never served. CamelToe never served. Piglosi never served. Chuckles never served and I'm betting you never served. What was your point again? Never Trumpers never have a point, they just bloviate bullschit.
Paul
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Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
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Please tell me he wasn't gay too.
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I got two of the form letters from the Presidents (standard stuff) when you retire, one from Slick Willy and one from Bush. Guess which one I kept.
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Please tell me he wasn't gay too. Don't know about that, but he was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions at Pearl Harbor. He died in combat 2 years later, along with 640 shipmates, when the USS Liscome Bay was sunk during the Battle of Makin. RIP Doris Miller
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name fighting ships for fighting men..... Exactly right.
Paul
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