A future aircraft carrier will be named after Navy hero Doris "Dorie" Miller. U.S. Navy
Craig Hooper, Forbes: Naming An Aircraft Carrier After A Black Hero May Make It Untouchable
In a break with convention, the U.S. Navy said Monday it was naming an aircraft carrier after Ship’s Cook Third Class Doris “Dorie” Miller, a humble, enlisted naval hero of no particular political achievement. In recent memory, naming honors for modern U.S. carriers—the centerpieces of the U.S. Fleet—were reserved for the maritime elite: U.S. Presidents, congressmen, or admirals. A few more were named for America’s earliest aircraft carriers, the proud flat-tops that held the Pacific front in early World War II.
Why such a dramatic departure from established tradition?
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WNU Editor: Not going to happen.
The Navy has named ships for political reason to obtain funding for a long time. The boomers were named after cities or so I have heard or read. Some ships are name after blue dog Democrats. It won't happen anymore because Nancy ran them all out of the Democrat party or turned them.
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