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Originally Posted by Torplexed
Hey...the guy served in the Navy during WW2 aboard a carrier and we're sure as hell not likely to be commissioning the USS Richard Milhous Nixon anytime soon. Besides...if they can name a sub after Jimmy Carter why not?
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I didn't agree with naming SSN-23 the Jimmy Carter either. In fact I would rather see Gerald Ford's name on a naval vessel than Jimmy Carter's. But I don't agree with naming the first in a whole new series of CVN for him. God rest his soul. But I'd rather name the new carrier the USS America.