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16. See ya... n/t

Sat Dec 26, 2020, 05:12 PM

Dec 2020

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Sailor Doris Miller, WWII Pearl Harbor Hero To Have 2nd Ship Named After Him By US Navy [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2020 OP

K&R Blue Owl Dec 2020 #1

My dad told me about him when I was a little girl CatWoman Dec 2020 #2

That's great. I hope more people learn about Miller, others. appalachiablue Dec 2020 #3

I hope his family KT2000 Dec 2020 #4

Recognition at last. burrowowl Dec 2020 #5

Recognition at last? gladium et scutum Dec 2020 #7

Another one? billh58 Dec 2020 #12

sword and shield an aircraft carrier named after burrowowl Dec 2020 #22

agree better than gladium et scutum Dec 2020 #25

Bravo! Skeptical Thomas Dec 2020 #6

Had he been white, the award may have been the MOH Chainfire Dec 2020 #8

Probably not gladium et scutum Dec 2020 #9

Medals are given billh58 Dec 2020 #11

"above and beyond the call of duty" gladium et scutum Dec 2020 #13

Some actions stand out billh58 Dec 2020 #14

Not disparaging Miller's award gladium et scutum Dec 2020 #15

See ya... n/t billh58 Dec 2020 #16

Are/Were you in the Air Force? n/t angstlessk Dec 2020 #19

No Twenty Five years in the U.S. Navy gladium et scutum Dec 2020 #20

As a vet llashram Dec 2020 #10

Fully deserved billh58 Dec 2020 #17

IIRC ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #18

And I believe he was a cook CatWoman Dec 2020 #21

Miller was a cook, a 'messman': from NPR article posted above: appalachiablue Dec 2020 #24

A true hero MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #23