...because apparently we don't need ships named Lexington, Yorktown, Ranger, Hornet, Constellation, Franklin, Vincennes, Juneau, etc.
IIRC, (and I can be wrong here) there are 6 ships that have been named for Medal of Honor holders, with the Jason Dunham building, and the Monsoor and Murphy planned.
Belleau Wood is available... heck, dare I suggest... Fallujah?
But no, we'd rather insult the Marines by naming a ship that will move them around after a man who slandered Marines.
Talk about a tin ear, Mr. Secretary.
Yes, the Congressman from Pennsylvania did good things, too. However, IIRC, there's never been a USS Smedley Butler and he earned *two* Medals of Honor *and* the Marine Corps Brevet medal. Of course, he never slandered Marines. He just attacked politicians, industrialists and the Generals who serve them.
I'm sure there's a latrine on a rifle range somewhere that could use a name, if you want to honor Mr. Murtha appropriately.
Of course, Murtha's nickname can be... ABSCAM.
IIRC, (and I can be wrong here) there are 6 ships that have been named for Medal of Honor holders, with the Jason Dunham building, and the Monsoor and Murphy planned.
Belleau Wood is available... heck, dare I suggest... Fallujah?
But no, we'd rather insult the Marines by naming a ship that will move them around after a man who slandered Marines.
Talk about a tin ear, Mr. Secretary.
Yes, the Congressman from Pennsylvania did good things, too. However, IIRC, there's never been a USS Smedley Butler and he earned *two* Medals of Honor *and* the Marine Corps Brevet medal. Of course, he never slandered Marines. He just attacked politicians, industrialists and the Generals who serve them.
I'm sure there's a latrine on a rifle range somewhere that could use a name, if you want to honor Mr. Murtha appropriately.
Of course, Murtha's nickname can be... ABSCAM.
renickname the thing, probably something along the lines of "the Bloated Bastard".I'm sure that sometime in the future, squiddies and jarheads alike, will be so proud to tell friends and family that they served upon the USN Crapweasel.
The SSN Jimmy Carter is known as the USS Killer Rabbit.
Thank goodness for Monty Python.
USS Moutha?
*ducking and running*