01-05-07, 12:12 PM
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Ocean Warrior 
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Originally Posted by geetrue
The final decision was suppose to be in the hands of the Secretary of the Navy ... but the news is out.
http://www.cvn78.com/
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January 3, 2007
IT'S OVER!
Navy To Name CVN78 The USS Gerald R. Ford!
Earlier today and with all the finesse that he showed managing the war in Iraq, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld while giving the eulogy at former President Ford’s funeral in Michigan let the cat out of the bag that CVN78 would be named the USS Gerald R. Ford.
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USS America was one of the names being considered,
but the USS Gerald Ford won.
I also served in the US Navy, twice as long as Ford did. I
suffered through many battles to be the first to go on liberty
from San Diego to Vancover ...
I would like to tender my name for the next super carrier,
brand new class by the way, but I prefer to use my real name
(USS Geetrue doesn't sound quite right)
I propose the USS Raymond E. Armstrong CVN 78 ...
Doesn't that sound good?
Who would sink a ship with such a nice Irish name as that?
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My words are bigger than your words.
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