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To: OldDeckHand

Amen. Enterprise has a rich and amazing historical tradition. They are naming the new LHAR (Amphibious Assault Ship) the USS America. I wish a new full deck carrier had gotten that name.


22 posted on 02/01/2011 6:59:43 AM PST by Jeff Head (Liberty is not free. Never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Jeff Head
Amen. Enterprise has a rich and amazing historical tradition. They are naming the new LHAR (Amphibious Assault Ship) the USS America. I wish a new full deck carrier had gotten that name.

A good effort was made to try and obtain naming CVN 78 AMERICA but politics namely John Warner IIRC used pull to get it named FORD. AMERICA was sank to obtain the data for the Ford. I wish the Navy would stop naming them after POTUS as well. ENTERPRISE sounds great or any other non politicans namesake on this list as well. Naming though has become far too political and veterans get little say these days.

97 posted on 02/01/2011 8:46:33 PM PST by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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