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US Names New Destroyer After Armenian Navy Secretary
http://asbarez.com/110534/us-names-new-destroyer-after-armenian-navy-secretary/
Friday, June 7th, 2013
Paul Ignatius
WASHINGTON - The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced last month
that the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG) will be named USS
Paul Ignatius and USS Daniel Inouye.
`As secretary of the Navy it is my privilege to name these ships to
honor a respected naval leader and a true American hero.' Mabus said.
`For decades to come, the future USS Paul Ignatius and USS Daniel
Inouye will represent the United States and enable the building of
partnerships and projection of power around the world.'
The future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) honors Paul Ignatius who served
as secretary of the Navy 1967-1969 and as assistant secretary of
defense under President Lyndon Johnson. The future USS Daniel Inouye
(DDG 118) is named to honor former Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii.
Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Tuscany,
Italy, during World War II and later became a U.S. senator. USS Paul
Ignatius and USS Daniel Inouye will be the first naval ships to bear
these names.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers conduct a variety of operations from
peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power
projection. They are capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface
battles simultaneously and contain a myriad of offensive and defensive
weapons designed to support maritime warfare.
http://asbarez.com/110534/us-names-new-destroyer-after-armenian-navy-secretary/
Friday, June 7th, 2013
Paul Ignatius
WASHINGTON - The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced last month
that the next Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG) will be named USS
Paul Ignatius and USS Daniel Inouye.
`As secretary of the Navy it is my privilege to name these ships to
honor a respected naval leader and a true American hero.' Mabus said.
`For decades to come, the future USS Paul Ignatius and USS Daniel
Inouye will represent the United States and enable the building of
partnerships and projection of power around the world.'
The future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) honors Paul Ignatius who served
as secretary of the Navy 1967-1969 and as assistant secretary of
defense under President Lyndon Johnson. The future USS Daniel Inouye
(DDG 118) is named to honor former Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii.
Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Tuscany,
Italy, during World War II and later became a U.S. senator. USS Paul
Ignatius and USS Daniel Inouye will be the first naval ships to bear
these names.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers conduct a variety of operations from
peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power
projection. They are capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface
battles simultaneously and contain a myriad of offensive and defensive
weapons designed to support maritime warfare.