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The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke Guided Missile Destroyer, DDG-121, bears the name of Frank E. Petersen Jr., former Marine Lieutenant General and at the time of his retirement, the senior ranking aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy.<\/p>\n
His distinguished career began as an enlisted Electronics Technician and concluded as the Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico. He flew as a combat pilot in both Korea and Viet Nam.<\/p>\n
His other military accomplishments are too numerous to list here, but include commanding a Marine Fighter Squadron, a Marine Aircraft Group and a Marine Aircraft Wing.<\/p>\n
It’s heartening to bring some good news to the board, courtesy of our own Poetrooper.<\/p>\n
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TIM HRENCHIR<\/strong><\/p>\n Its commanding officer on Tuesday will accept delivery of a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer named after Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr.<\/p>\n In a short, informal ceremony to be shown live on the Facebook page of the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., Commander Daniel Hancock at 10 a.m. will accept delivery of the ship on behalf of the U.S. government from Huntington Ingalls Industries\u2019 Ingalls Shipbuilding division.<\/p>\n The vessel was known as Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer DDG 121 when its construction began in 2016 at the HII shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss<\/p>\n The Navy announced that year that the ship would be named in honor of Petersen, a three-star general who became the first Black aviator, first Black general and first Black base commander in the Marine Corps.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Gateway Pundit<\/a> A fitting name for a fighting ship. Finally.
\nMay God bless this ship and all those who sail in her. Thanks, Poe.<\/p>\n
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