Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump | CNN Politics
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The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sources familiar with internal discussions told CNN.

this entire administration is irredeemable scum.

Article is a good read about Miller.

The choice of USS Doris Miller marked the first time an aircraft carrier would honor an enlisted sailor, and the first aircraft carrier to be named for an African American. Asked about his decision to name the carrier after Miller, Modly told CNN that it was recommended to him by a group of retired Black admirals, and that he believes “one of our most powerful warships should bear the name of a sailor like Miller to bring greater attention to what makes our Navy so unique — and great.”

    • GreenBeard@lemmy.caEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      Maybe just take his name off the buildings and boats. It may feel good, but I can feel the Moses memes coming from here.

      Let the name be stricken from every book and tablet. Stricken from every pylon and obelisk. Let the name be unheard and unspoken, erased from the memory of man, for all time. AI slop image of Trump parting the sea while an angel bangs an eagle overhead

      No thank you