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:
1) was one of the most corrupt members of the U.S. Congress, and
2) called our Marines murderers who killed Iraqi women and children “in cold blood.”
3) After there was an investigation ALL of the Marine’s charged were exonerated of murder.
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.
http://www.nomurthaship.com/4.html
Take Action: Letters to the Secretary of the Navy can be addressed to:
Office of the Secretary of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20350-1000
Call 703-695-3131 to contact the Secretariat by phone. Remember to be polite.
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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
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