Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero

Sick.

#1 | Posted by South_American at 2026-08-20 11:45 PM | Reply

Doris Miller behaved heroically - en.wikipedia.org - especially considering he did so in a racially segregated US Navy.
Absent a better, coherent explanation? More regime fookery.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-21 05:40 AM | Reply

That said, USS Cadet Bonespurs dovetails better with the failed-power role Trump and his flatterers carved out for this nation.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-21 07:16 AM | Reply

Another view ...

Navy May Rename Carrier Slated to Honor Black Veteran to Instead Honor Donald trump
www.military.com

... The Navy is reportedly working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor celebrated for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, with President Donald Trump's name among those discussed as a replacement, according to CNN.

Three people familiar with the internal discussions told the network that the Navy is moving to rename the future USS Doris Miller in honor a Pearl Harbor hero and the first African-American recipient of the Navy Cross.

Two sources indicated internal conversations about renaming the ship to honor Trump, though CNN reported that it remains unclear what the Navy intends to call it.

Amid those discussions, the Navy has effectively stopped referring to the ship as the Doris Miller internally and has been calling it only by its hull number, CVN-81, one source told CNN. ...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-21 12:37 PM | Reply

reported that it remains unclear what the Navy intends to call it.

USS Racist Bigot would be appropriate.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-08-21 12:47 PM | Reply

Even Eberly can see this is racist.
He can't say it. But he can see it.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-21 02:30 PM | Reply