Posted on 02/10/2012 12:18:59 PM PST by ColdOne
The Secretary of the Navy announced on Friday that a new littoral combat ship will be named after former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
The announcement comes the same day that President Obama signed the last piece of legislation sponsored by Giffords, a bill aimed at reducing drug trafficking along the American borders with Canada and Mexico.
Giffords, who recently stepped down from office, was the target of a shooting rampage in early January 2011.
“The name this ship bears and the story represented by that name will inspire all those who come in contact with her,” said Navy Secretary Ray Mabus at a naming ceremony at the Pentagon Friday.
Giffords appeared at the ceremony with her husband, former Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) and Roxanna Green, the mother of Christina Taylor-Green, the 9-year-old girl who was killed at the Giffords shooting last year.
Mabus said that Green would be the sponsor of the USS Gabrielle Giffords.
The ship named after Giffords is a littoral combat ship, a smaller ship designed for operations close to the shore. The USS Gabrielle Giffords is the Navy’s 10th LCS ship.
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Wow......
Breaking news, Iran just christened the Fateh class Jared Loughner.
It is nutty, but it keeps her in the news so we can continue to point out to that she was shot by a lefty. Just the same, it should not have been named after her, but why do we care when there are so many other more pressing issues like Obama unconstitutionally mandating insurance companies cover and give away services.
I’m sorry she got shot, but this is too much.
Is the ship going to be PINK?
huh?
Hubby says this is bad luck.
It doesn’t float in the water, it floats on top of the water.
Mabus is a pandering jackass.
We all know that the Media and Lib's were hoping she would die, then they could go on their witch hunt, but since she survived they have to think of something else.
I notice Leo J. Ryan doesn't get a ship named after him, he was a Dem and Got KIA'ed by the Peoples temple maybe because he was investigating a Communists Commune and the Libs don't like their Dreams of Work Camps being exposed.
I love inter-service rivalry smack talk, but I’m not going to touch this one...
Typical Obama.... make heroes out of those that are not.
This is such a crock.... but then, EVERYTHING Obama is a crock.
No one who did not protest naming CVNs after living Republican politicians has anything to complain about.
Why is the Navy naming a ship after her while she is still alive?
Does it have a hole in the bow?.................
My condolences to her husband, children, and other relatives.
Innocent kid (and others) is killed, and the ship gets named after the public figure that got seriously wounded and survived.
If that's supposed to be a feel good moment, spare me. Sorry Christina, your death just didn't measure up sweetie.
If I were in Gifford's position, I would have refused this honor on just those grounds.
Innocents died. I cannot accept this honor elevating me above them.
shuuuusssssh...there is talk about the USS Ted Kennedy
Wow bizarro!
Why not the Gabrielle Kelly? I wonder what her husband thinks of this.
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