Photo: Former Congressman John Murtha. (Image from Wikimedia)Navy To Name LPD 26 For Rep. John Murtha -- Navy Times
The Navy’s 10th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock will be named for Rep. John Murtha, the long-serving Pennsylvania Democrat who chaired the powerful House appropriations defense subcommittee before he died in February.
According to a Navy memorandum obtained by Navy Times, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus notified Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead that he had selected “John P. Murtha” for the previously unnamed LPD 26. It’s the latest example of the Navy breaking a convention for naming its warships; the previous ships in the San Antonio class have been named for American cities.
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My Comment: This is the Navy's way of awarding the former Chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee in supporting their favorite programs. I see it differently .... Abscam corruption, defaming many Marines at Haditha whose charges were subsequently dismissed, and calling most of his own constituents in the 2008 election as racists.
Sighhh .... there are better men and women in the Navy who deserve recognition .... not this divisive politician.
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