Navy Weighs Renaming Carrier Slated to Honor Black War Hero
The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sources familiar with internal discussions told CNN.
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The story of Doris Miller is legendary. Let's not allow a draft-dodger to steal his valor.[image or embed] -- Cheryl Rofer (@cherylrofer.bsky.social) 6:05 PM · Aug 20, 2026
The story of Doris Miller is legendary. Let's not allow a draft-dodger to steal his valor.[image or embed]
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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. ...
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
I never heard it to be named after either. Rage bait?
#7 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-08-21 08:42 PM | Reply
FYI:
AI Overview The U.S. Navy started naming aircraft carriers after presidents in 1945, with the commissioning of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42).The Evolution of Carrier NamingWorld War II and Prior: Early aircraft carriers were named after historic naval battles (like Yorktown or Lexington) or famous earlier Navy ships (like Enterprise).The First Presidential Carrier: President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in April 1945, and the Navy renamed a Midway-class carrier in his honor shortly before it was commissioned in October 1945.Gradual Tradition: After Roosevelt, the practice was used sparingly at first"such as with the USS John F. Kennedy in 1967"before becoming a more common standard for later nuclear-powered Nimitz and Ford-class carriers (like the USS Nimitz or USS Abraham Lincoln)
#8 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-08-21 11:05 PM | Reply
before becoming a more common standard for later nuclear-powered Nimitz and Ford-class carriers (like the USS Nimitz or USS Abraham Lincoln)
Apparently AI doesn't know Chester Nimitz was not a president. But then neither was Carl Vinson or John Stennis. But they were all white.
#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-08-21 11:13 PM | Reply
We should rename our entire military after the draft dodging coward.
Few names I've been workshopping: "The USS Drumpf", "Fort Cheeto Benito", and of course "The Department of Bone Spurs".
#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-08-21 11:20 PM | Reply
FYI: AI Overview The U.S. Navy started naming aircraft carriers after presidents in 1945, with the commissioning of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42).
#8 | Posted by MSgt
Can you tell me when the Navy started naming aircraft carriers after sitting presidents?
Let me answer that for you... they never have before, and I am really opposed to them starting now.
#11 | Posted by gtbritishskull at 2026-08-22 10:57 AM | Reply
"Can you tell me when the Navy started naming aircraft carriers after sitting presidents?"
MSGt is one of the modern-day Know-Nothings. They will pretend they don't undersatnd why norms like this exist.
He knows. He doesn't say anything, because he wants Trump to be the leader of the United States forever. And he knows that technically makes him a traitor. So he keeps his mouth shut.
#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-22 11:00 AM | Reply
Darth Vader says we need more monuments to Trumpy.
Because this would please the Emperor.
We need a Trumpy stores and a Trumpy restaurant and Trumpy gas stations and of course, Trumpy Tacos!
Everything should be Trumpy!
Long live Trumpy in the mind of Trumpy!
#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-08-22 11:06 AM | Reply
MSGt is definitely one of the dumbest users on this site. Not quite BillJohnson, but pretty close.
#14 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-08-22 11:21 AM | Reply
Aren't they named after DEAD presidents?
Maybe that would be a good trade off
And being named after President piggy it would inevitably sink on its maiden voyage
#15 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-08-22 11:31 AM | Reply
Let's just rename the The United States of America, the Divided States of Donald Trump.
All the individual states can be renamed Tiffany, Donald Jr. Eric, Ivanka, Barron, Melania....
Make America Trumpy.
#16 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-08-22 11:54 AM | Reply
In theory. CVN-82 is lined up to be USS William J. Clinton, CVN-83 is to be USS George W. Bush. Both of those are decades away.
The next one after Kennedy will be CVN-80, USS Enterprise.
The deal with CVN-81 is not who to name it after, it's who not to name it after. A black guy. I've seen this coming for years.
#17 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-08-22 01:31 PM | Reply
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