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US Navy commissions guided-missile destroyer Howard (DDG 83)
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Posted on 10/25/2001 12:06:32 AM PDT by green team 1999
US Navy commissions guided-missile destroyer Howard (DDG 83)
22 October 2001
The US Navy commissioned its latest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer Howard in a ceremony on Saturday in Galveston, Texas.
The ship is named in honour of Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jimmie E. Howard (1929-1993), recipient of the Medal of Honor for his leadership of a platoon against repeated attacks by a battalion-sised Viet Cong force. After receiving severe wounds from an enemy grenade, he distributed ammunition to his men and directed air strikes on the enemy. By dawn, his beleaguered platoon still held their position. Howard also received the Silver Star Medal for service in Korea. A previous Howard (1920-1945), named for Charles W. Howard, a US Navy hero from the Civil War, earned six battle stars in World War II.
Howard is the 33rd of 58 Arleigh Burke class destroyers currently authorised by Congress. These multi-mission ships can conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection.
The ship is capable of fighting air, surface, and subsurface battles simultaneously. It is equipped with the AN/SPY-1D phased array radar, the most powerful air search radar in Navy's inventory.
Howard will be homeported in San Diego, Calif., as a member of the US Third Fleet. The ship, built by Bath Iron Works, is 509.5 feet in length, and has a waterline beam of 59 feet. Four gas-turbine engines power the 9,238 ton ship to speeds in excess of 30 knots.
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To: green team 1999
LET'S ROLL
Delta 21
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10/25/2001 12:21:19 AM PDT
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Delta 21
To: green team 1999
Near dawn, the Marines had been reduced to throwing rocks at the enemy. Afterwards, when being interviewed, Gunny Howard was asked, "What would you have done if you ran out of rocks?"
His memorable reply, "I don't know".
Semper Fidelis, Gunny
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10/25/2001 3:22:57 AM PDT
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opbuzz
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