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No Murtha Ship! (New website)
NO MURTHA SHIP ^ | 1-27-2012 | website

Posted on 01/27/2012 9:01:39 AM PST by smoothsailing

No Murtha Ship!

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus plans to honor the late Congressman John Murtha by giving his name to the Navy's new LPD (Transport Dock Ship), to be launched in 2013.

In doing so, Sec. Mabus is breaking the Navy's tradition of naming its San Antonio-class amphibious transports after American cities. He is also honoring a man who:

We believe that such a man does not deserve to be honored by the U.S. Navy. If you agree, please help us petition Secretary Mabus to reconsider this outrageous decision....


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To: seekthetruth
Bravo to Sgt Tim of the 9/11 families:

SgtTim911 Tim Sumner
Rename the LPD-26 to the U.S.S. Miguel “T.J.” Terrazas: killed 11/19/2005 in Haditha by AQ-led Iraqi insurgents nomurthaship.com

See https://twitter.com/#!/SgtTim911/status/162922356589871105

Sgt Tim, Much thanks for putting the icon on your website and for your brilliant suggestion on naming this ship:
Icon up on http://www.911familiesforamerica.org/

If any name should be on that ship, it is the name of this noble Hero who gave his life that morning in Haditha!

Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers

How disgusting that Sec Mabus would name a Navy ship after Cesar Chavez, who described his two short years in the military like this:
“Later, Chávez described his experience in the military as “the two worst years of my life.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez

Now Mabus wants to name a ship after a corrupt Ex Marine who turned his back on his Brothers. John Murtha never understood the meaning of Semper Fi! He called our Haditha Marines “cold blooded killers” before an investigation was ever complete. The pain and suffering he caused these brave Marines and their families was devastating! John Murtha is dead and we are left with his traitorous name and his betrayal of his Brothers. His name belongs in the Hall of Traitors, not on a Navy ship carrying noble men!

Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers
www.thebandofmothers.com
www.defendmichael.com
www.savethissoldier.com

121 posted on 01/28/2012 1:27:21 PM PST by bevperl (Support our Troops!)
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To: WKB
Mabus is a liberal ACLU/NAACP sellout. I had dealings with him while he was Governor and he was an absolute buttwipe. There is no doubt he is in Obama’s pocket (or genuflecting at Obamas’ seat).
122 posted on 01/28/2012 1:44:56 PM PST by vetvetdoug
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To: seekthetruth
this is simply wrong on several levels...
123 posted on 01/28/2012 1:52:02 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: vetvetdoug

Yeah I know, I had to do a little searching but found out why Medgar Evers had ship named for him. It was because he promised, while he was Gov., Mrs Evers he would make sure Medgar was remembered forever. Like 40,000 streets,buildings and airport weren’t enough.


124 posted on 01/28/2012 1:55:21 PM PST by WKB (Anything Obama: "What a revoltin' development this is")
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To: seekthetruth; l8pilot; 2A Patriot; 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; 77Jimmy; ...
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125 posted on 01/28/2012 3:27:21 PM PST by upchuck (Let's have the Revolution NOW before we get dumbed down to the point that we can't.)
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To: P-Marlowe; Tallguy
The war may have ended in 1975, but my DH graduated GA Tech with an ROTC Army commission in 1973.

The RIFs were already in place at that time. He was not given the option of active duty for any period, only an 8 year Reserve obligation. If I recall correctly, he was a sophomore when he elected to commit to the program, and the draft ended shortly thereafter.

One of his classmates had a full ride ROTC scholarship and he was RIF'd too. Reserve duty only.

If the Army was drawing down then, I'm sure the Navy was too, and probably sooner.

126 posted on 01/28/2012 4:24:17 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: WKB

Oh, dear Lord!

Murtha is the very LAST person who deserves this honor!

“Save Us from Mabus Mississippi” bump!


127 posted on 01/29/2012 12:05:55 AM PST by dixiechick2000 (This hobbit is looking for her pitchfork...God help you if I find it.)
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To: AnAmericanMother
My Army ROTC orders in 1973 were for 6 months active duty for training and 8 years Reserve commitment in the Corps of Engineers. Even though the Army provided for me to obtain a Pilots License in college. A Navy Pilot recruiter got me set up for an inter - service transfer. Reported to Pensacola with about 20 others with near same story in Oct 1973.

The Navy pipeline was still wide open.

128 posted on 01/29/2012 5:11:46 AM PST by Broker (Every word from Obama is a lie)
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To: dixiechick2000

LOL!


129 posted on 01/29/2012 10:27:50 AM PST by potlatch (*snip*~ Having the right to be angry does not give one the right to be cruel. ~*snip*)
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To: smoothsailing

mabus is a commie butt plug for obama... he will wipe his backside with our letters. I will send one anyway. I hope that the rat gets a paper cut!

LLS


130 posted on 01/30/2012 4:22:29 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (Recession: You have no job* Depression: I have no job* Recovery: obama has no job!)
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To: smoothsailing

I’m going to send letters. This so pisses me off. That delta bravo shouldn’t have a ship named after him. Scum!


131 posted on 01/30/2012 11:53:55 AM PST by jjm2111
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