Posted on 05/08/2008 4:48:14 AM PDT by Dawnsblood
At a ceremony on the eastern shore of Lake Ronkonkoma -- in a Brookhaven Town beach previously named after Murphy, who was awarded the Medal of Honor last September -- Navy Secretary Donald Winter said the keel of the destroyer would be laid in June 2009 at a shipyard in Maine. He said the ship would be commissioned in 2011.
Winter said Navy warships have traditionally been named after major historical figures, such as American presidents. He said the naming of the destroyer after Murphy was "an opportunity to recognize this new generation of heroes."
This story is based on scores of interviews in the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan, along with official records, military and media reports. To flesh out the story of the four U.S. Navy SEALs who were sent to Afghanistan to track a reputed terror leader, reporter Martin C. Evans spoke with U.S. Navy officials, family members and military colleagues of the four men. He also spoke with Navy officials about SEAL training, and with other military officials about conditions in eastern Afghanistan where the four SEALs were sent on their mission. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, reporter James Rupert spoke with experts on the fighting in Afghanistan, U.S. military officials, and the goat herder who rescued the lone survivor of a gun battle that took the lives of three of the SEALs The announcement pleased the slain sailor's family. "I am at a loss; what do you say?" said Murphy's father, Daniel Murphy, of Wading River. " 'Thank you' seems so trivial in light of such an honor to our son."
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How about naming a garbage scow after Bubba Clinton?
Seriously, I too can think of no better naming convention.
It is infinitely better than recognizing some Rat prince of pork such as Teddie the Lush, Jimmah Peanuthead, Sheets Byrd, Bawney Fwank, etc.
“Patchogue”
Patch-Oge, Patcho-gue or Pacho?
Patch - og
That's on Lawn Giland.. ;o)
God Bless our Troops & their families.
tanks.
No, it'll be an aircraft carrier, probably CVN-79 or CVN-80.
Not really. Smaller surface combatants like destroyers, destroyer-escorts & frigates have been named after MOH winners in the past. This is actually a return to a former naming-scheme. I welcome it.
Now if we can only get the Navy to stop naming Aircraft carriers after recent occupants of the Whitehouse & return to battle names like the ones they are currently using for the helicopter carriers. Those are great names with a lot of tradition.
The whole ship naming convention these days makes me so mad I could spit.
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