The next aircraft carrier to be built will be named for the grandson of slaves and a son of sharecroppers. The official announcement is on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, at Pearl Harbor.
USS Doris Miller (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/next-u-s-navy-aircraft-carrier-to-be-named-after-african-american-pearl-harbor-hero-doris-miller/)
Minor point...one does not "win" the medal. It is awarded. A Medal of Honor "recipient". :bd:
The article cited shows Miller as a Navy Cross recipient, not the Medal of Honor. I went to three other sites and never found anything suggesting he was awarded a Medal of Honor. Did I miss something?
Quote from: Steelgrave on January 19, 2020, 06:45:10 PM
The article cited shows Miller as a Navy Cross recipient, not the Medal of Honor. I went to three other sites and never found anything suggesting he was awarded a Medal of Honor. Did I miss something?
Yes, you are correct. He won the Navy Cross. Updated the topic's subject line. Thanks for correcting me.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 19, 2020, 05:27:27 PM
Minor point...one does not "win" the medal. It is awarded. A Medal of Honor "recipient". :bd:
Sounds better. Updated!
its brilliant political maneuvering! now theres no way that ship will get cancelled.
Ahhh, Grasshopper. You have learned so much.