USS Halliburton?? Really??

[SoCalDem]

** EDITED BECAUSE CBS SPELLED IT INCORRECTLY, AND THE NEWSETTES KEEP CALLING IT HALLIBURTON, AND NOT HALLY-BURTON*** perhaps they think it's Halliburton too:rofl:
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http://www.wwj.com/Navy-In-High-Seas-Standoff-With-Pirates/4174704

Posted: Thursday, 09 April 2009 4:16PM

Navy In High-Seas Standoff With Pirates

(CBS/AP) The piracy crisis over a lone hostage in the Indian Ocean took on the familiar air of a cops-and-robbers standoff, with the U.S. Navy seeking advice Thursday from seasoned FBI negotiators.

Their goal: Resolve the incident without military force.

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FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said the bureau's hostage negotiating team as "fully engaged" with the military in strategizing ways to ret
The pirates were still holding the 55-year-old Phillips, from Underhill, Vt., after the American crew retook the ship Wednesday and the hostage-takers fled into the lifeboat. Hostage negotiators and military officials have been working around the clock to free Phillips.

The FBI is considered the negotiating arm of the U.S. government for international incidents. The crisis negotiation team has been dispatched to more than 100 incidents worldwide since 1990, according to the bureau. The unit, whose motto is "resolution through dialogue" is based at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., about 40 miles south of Washington. "We're deeply concerned and we're following it very closely," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said. "More generally, the world must come together to end the scourge of piracy."

(CBS)
Meanwhile, the Maersk Alabama is en route to Mombasa, Kenya with a security detail of 18 Navy personnel on board, reports CBS News national security correspondent David Martin. The USS Bainbridge remains in visual contact with the lifeboat carrying Phillips and officials are in communication with the pirates, reports Martin. A second U.S. Navy ship, the guided missile frigate Halliburton, which is equipped with helicopters, is also on its way to the scene, reports Martin.

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[sharp_stick]

1. It's the USS Halyburton

not halliburton jeez

http://www.halyburton.navy.mil/default.aspx

it's a common mistake, I don't believe there has ever been a USS halliburton

[Sebastian Doyle]

8. Understandable mistake, given the sickening ties between that corporation and the military

There's a school a few miles away from here called "G. W. Bush Middle School".

No it's not named after the Chimp. Or his father. Or any member of THAT Bush family. But I wonder how many horribly misinformed people probably think it is.

http://bmsweb.tumwater.k12.wa.us/home/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Bush

[DS1]

2. oh, look what 36 seconds of research dug up

USS HALYBURTON is named for the late Pharmacist's Mate Second Class William David Halyburton, Jr. , USN. A native of Canton, North Carolina, he was a graduate of New Hanover High School, Wilmington, North Carolina. His enrollment at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, where he planned to prepare himself for the ministry, was put aside to go into the service.

His citation is as follows:

"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepedity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with a Marine Rifle Company in the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, during action against the enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa Shima in the Ryukyu Chain on 10 May 1945. Undaunted by the deadly accuracy of Japanese counterfire as his unit pushed the attack through a strategically important draw and up the hill into an open fireswept field where the Company advance squad was suddenly pinned down under a terrific concentration of mortar, machinegun, and sniper fire with resultant severe casualties. Moving steadily forward despite the enemy's merciless barrage, he reached the wounded Marine who lay farthest away and was rendering first aid when his patient was struck for the second time by a Japanese bullet. Instantly placing himself in the direct line of fire, he shielded the fallen fighter with his own body and staunchly continued his ministrations although constantly menaced by the slashing fury of shrapnel and bullets falling at his sides. Alert, determined, and completely unselfish in his concern for the helpless Marine, he persevered in his efforts until he himself sustained mortal wounds and collapsed, heroically sacrificing himself that his comrade might live. By his outstanding valor and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of tremendous odds, Petty Officer Halyburton sustained and enhanced the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Halyburton_(FFG-40)

[baldguy]

7. Surprise, surprise - the corporate MSM got it wrong.

[MrCoffee]

3. The reporter misspelled the name

[MurrayDelph]

4. Oh.

and here I thought they were coming to electrocute the pirates :crazy:

[montanacowboy]

5. I love your bunnies!!!!

nt

[MADem]

6. William David Halyburton, Jr.--A young WW2 hero, not a greedy corporate pigfirm

William David Halyburton, Jr. (2 October 1924 - 10 May 1945), was a native of Canton, North Carolina, and a graduate of New Hanover High School in, Wilmington, N.C.. His enrollment at Davidson College, Davidson, N.C., where he planned to prepare himself for the ministry, was put aside to enter the United States Navy during World War II.

Petty Officer Halyburton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism while serving with the 5th Marines during the Battle of Okinawa. He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.

USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Pharmicist's Mate Second Class William D. Halyburton, Jr. (1924-1945). Halyburton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism while serving with the 5th Marines, during the Battle of Okinawa.

Halyburton was laid down on 26 September 1980 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards Co., Seattle Division, Seattle, Wash.; launched on 13 October 1981; and commissioned on 7 January 1984. USS HALYBURTON has earned numerous Battle 'E' awards for combat readiness.

As of 2008, Halyburton is homeported at NS Mayport, Florida, and is part of Destroyer Squadron 14.


http://www.halyburton.navy.mil/site%20pages/history.aspx

[hlthe2b]

9. I heard that on the radio this morning and wondered as well...

In fact, I was pissed off a good part of the morning thinking that they would have the nerve to christen/name a ship for Halliburton. Thanks for posting.