07-09-2003, 01:33 PM
Occhidiangela,Jul 10 2003, 12:59 AM Wrote:CV-66 was retired a while back. How can the US Navy NOT have a ship called USS America?Maybe in light of the world's current political climat, some of the navy higher ups think that naming a ship into one of the world's most symbolic terrorist targets might be a bad idea? Just a thought.
Quote:How about USS Independence, recently taken off the active roles?
That could work. :unsure:
Quote:What about, USS Constitution! As in, "I swear to support and defend the . . ."
Oh thanks for warning me to put my drink down. You mean there's an American ship called the Constitution??? :blink: Holy crap dude! That's hysterical! :lol:
Yeah I'll vote for "USS Ranger" over Ronald Reagan. It's probably a little bit arguable about Reagan's state of life though. Last I heard he was getting deeper into altzheimers so it's anybody's guess what left of his memory at this point. Breathing is one thing, living is a little different.
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