\nThomas Gunning Kelley<\/em><\/p>\n

CDR D sends us welcome news- the SecNav will name an as-yet unbuilt Alreigh Burke DDG for Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Gunning Kelley.<\/p>\n

Future Destroyer Will Honor Vietnam War Hero<\/h3>\n

Military.com | By Konstantin Toropin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday that one of the service’s new, as-yet-unbuilt destroyers will be named after Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Gunning Kelley.<\/p>\n

Del Toro, who was speaking to an audience at the annual Surface Navy Association conference held in Arlington, Virginia, paused at the end of his prepared remarks and said he had a “very special announcement.”<\/p>\n

With Kelley listening in via speakerphone, the Navy’s top boss recounted the sailor’s heroic actions in Vietnam in 1968 — his voice cracking slightly at times — before finally saying that “it is with great admiration and great pride … I am announcing the naming of DDG-140 after Captain Thomas Gunning Kelley.” The room erupted with applause and a standing ovation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Warship named for a warrior, what a concept and a good call Del Toro. Thanks for the link CDR. I’m smart enough to let Mason take it from here.<\/p>\n

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