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To: Jeff Head
Name it after someone that was steeled in the heart of battle and was honorable. Nathan Bedford ForrestIII, Gen. USA
17 posted on 02/01/2011 6:57:32 AM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: vetvetdoug
Name it after someone that was steeled in the heart of battle and was honorable. Nathan Bedford ForrestIII, Gen. USA.

Unfortunately, enough people would confuse him with his grandfather that it would never happen. Of course, two Nimitz carriers are named after staunch segregationist politicians, so maybe they shouldn't be so squeamish.
76 posted on 02/01/2011 5:45:12 PM PST by The Pack Knight (Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, and the world laughs at you.)
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