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USS Doris Miller Carrier Name Debate | Oakland News
Navy brass is reportedly eyeing a bold twist: renaming the new USS Doris Miller carrier after President Donald Trump — the first sitting president to get a ship named in his honor. Doris Miller, a heroic Black sailor who saved lives at Pearl Harbor and earned the Navy Cross despite segregation, would be sidelined — though his family is stunned and disappointed. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing Congress to upgrade Miller’s Navy Cross to the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award. This comes amid broader Navy shifts, including removing Confederate names and honoring…
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