Navy Names Ship For Former Congresswoman Giffords

[babylonsister]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=146706515

Navy Names Ship For Former Congresswoman Giffords
by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON February 10, 2012, 03:30 pm ET


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has named a ship for Gabrielle Giffords, the recently retired congresswoman from Arizona who is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head received in January 2011.

In a ceremony at the Pentagon, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus unveiled an artist's rendering of the USS Gabrielle Giffords.

The littoral combat ship is among the Navy's most versatile and can operate in shallower coastal waters than larger ships.

Mabus said: "God bless the USS Gabrielle Giffords and all who sail in her."

Mabus also announced that the ship's "sponsor" is Roxanna Green. She's the mother of Christina-Taylor Green. The 9-year-old who was among six people killed in the shooting. Thirteen, including Giffords, were wounded. The sponsor's initials will be welded into the keel of the ship.

[Skittles]

1. that is sweet

a lovely gesture

[tabatha]

2. That is truly wonderful.

[madokie]

3. Man o man how I'd like to be young enough to be back in the navy

and be lucky enough to be stationed on this ship. I'd be one proud sailor

[lpbk2713]

4. Her husband is a Navy man.

He must be extremely proud.


Excellent move IMO.

[Electric Monk]

5. Mabus? As in Nostradamus's Mabus? Weird.

Now, back to the article, here's some info on the Littoral Combat Ships:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/the-usas-new-littoral-combat-ships-updated-01343/



much more at the link

[Nuclear Unicorn]

6. whoa...very sci-fi looking n/t

[pnwest]

7. sheesh, somebody cutting onions in here? snifflesniffle

That's wayeffingcool.

[sufrommich]

8. Wonderful. nt

[Uncle Joe]

9. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, babylonsister.

[asjr]

10. Best thing I have read in ages! Wonderful.

[Electric Monk]

11. kicking because there's a dupe thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002296454