Oh HELL no…

This was the subject of more than a little discussion at the meetings I’ve been at the last two days… ALL of the participants in the discussions were unanimous in their derision of this plan… and that included the Marines present…

By Chinara Lucas, Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (NNS) — The secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) honored the legacy of the late U.S. Representative John Murtha by declaring April 23 that the Navy’s 10th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, LPD 26, will bear his name.

The announcement was made at John P. Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County airport in Johnstown, Pa., a town Murtha held close to his heart.

SECNAV Ray Mabus was accompanied by Joyce and Donna Murtha, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative Norm Dicks of Washington and U.S. Representative David Obey of Wisconsin.

You can read the rest of this HERE… And feel free to leave a comment! I did…


Voodoo Warrior said it best… I just want to throw up…

And here is a copy of the letter from the AFTP site, (which has now disappeared) that I copied with permission and sent to my Congresscritters…

Feel free to use this or write a better one!

Congressman XXXX,
I am writing to you to express my displeasure as a retired Naval Flight Officer, that you all would even consider naming a U.S. navy ship after John Murtha. While I do understand that he served in the United States Marine Corps he also condemed our troops prior in Iraq of murdering innocent Iraqi’s. As we know the Marines were found innocent of any wrongdoing. Here are a few of Joh Murtha’s quotes about the Marines in Haditha Iraq.


“It [Haditha, Marines] is as bad as Abu Ghraib, if not worse.”
(Murtha, May 2006)

“They [the Marines/Military] knew the day after this happened that it was not as they portrayed it. They knew that they (Marines) went into the rooms, they killed the people in the taxi. There was no firing at all. And this comes from the highest authority in the Marine Corps, so there’s no question in my mind,”
(Murtha, May 2006)

“… they [Marine] killed innocent civilians in cold blood.”
(Murtha, May 17, 2006 at news conference)

“There was no firefight. There was no IED that killed these innocent people. Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood”
(Murtha, May 19, 2006)

“They actually went into the houses and killed women and children. And there was about twice as many as originally reported by Times.”
(Murtha, Reuters, May 19, 2006)

“Our troops over-reacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood.”
(Murtha, ARAB WORLD NEWS, May 19, 2006)

“It’s [Haditha, Marines] much worse than reported in Time magazine.”
(Murtha, News.comAU, May 18, 2006)

BLITZER: The marines say they’re still investigating. They don’t know what happened yet. The pentagon says the same thing. How do you know what happened?

MURTHA: Wolf, you read the “Time” magazine articles. There are pictures, there are photos. You don’t have to talk to the military about the proof.
(Murtha, on CNN/Wolf Blitzer, May 19, 2006… transcript)

All of his quotes were unfounded. He turned his back on the military and now you all want to name a United States military ship after him?


Have you all in Washington lost touch with the american people or have you all just lost your minds? if you want to name a ship after a United States Marine that’s fine. No problem.

Allow me to reccomend a name that is much more fitting and much more deserving. Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Norman Hathcock III. Marine Sniper. In Vietnam he had around 97 confirmed kills. That is not counting the unconfirmed. He also risked his life when a convoy vehicle he was riding in hit a vietnamese landmine. Did he jump out? No sir. He turned around and physically threw every other Marine in that truck out before he himself jumped. If you are going to name a ship after somebody than make it someone who served with honor not just while they were in the military but after they got out.

Gunnery Sergeant Hathcock is a legend in the world of not only the United States Marine Corps but all of the United States Military. If you are going to do this then do it right. Name the ship after someone who lived their lives with Honor, Courage and Commitment. That sir, does not describe John Murtha.

Sincerely,


Now I could also go with naming it for Mike Monsoor, which is what I suggested on the Navy site…

Comments

Oh HELL no… — 14 Comments

  1. Y’all remember the episode of the original Star Trek series, where Scotty got all bent out of shape over a Klingon or somesuch referring to the Enterprise as a ‘garbage scow’? It’s been my thinking all along that a garbage scow, USS John Murtha, would be appropriate ……………….. 😉

    Semper Fi’
    DM

  2. Murtha!?!?!

    That just makes me gag. And what kind of nickname would that ship get? “Lying Bastard”?

    Only a freakin’ democrat idiot would do this.

  3. Excuse me for being a bit contrarian but a true and lasting tribute to Murtha’s character is the nickname(s) the true warriors will come up with and use.

    A good vessel should overcome a nickname. Wasn’t the Nevada called the “No Go Maru”?

    Let us hope a better name will emerge. In the meantime, Pelosi and the fat bastard from Bremerton have once again been reminded how much of the country regards them and their venal pack.

  4. ADM- Probably, or this is payback to keep people’s mouths shut…

    S Phillips- i have NO idea…

    DM- Yeah, but this going to carry Marines, I wouldn’t presume to insult the USMC by boarding them…

    Fuzzy/Crucis/WSF- Yep…

  5. After Nov. CNO and SecNav will be free to rename the vessel without fear of budgetary punishment.
    I’m old fashion: Ships named after cities should be cruisers; BBs=states, subs=fish and so on. Sigh, I hate the 21st Cen.

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