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The USS
KING Naming Project
Newspaper
Article - Front
Page dated March 6, 2006
Read a Newspaper Story written March 6, 2006
by Chris Powell, The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH
The USS King [DLG-10/DDG-41] Association has taken on an exciting project. We are proposing to have an Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer be named after Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King. We would like to see Fleet Admiral King’s legacy and our legacy as King Sailors, live on.
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Read a Forward by Admiral of the Fleet Ernest J. King, USN as published in "Battle Stations! Your Navy in Action" from 1946.
I CAN best stress the importance of the U. S. Navy to the American people when I state that without sea power on our side the United States would never have become a nation......More |
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"I
wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast,
for I intend to go in harm's way" John
Paul Jones
“No
fighter ever won his fight by covering up - merely fending off the
other fellow's blows. The winner hits and keeps on hitting even though
he has to be able to take some stiff blows in order to keep on hitting.” Ernest
J. King, Fleet Admiral
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Although we can’t relive what has been, we can relive through those that take our places at the helm, engine room, mess hall, CIC, etc. We have pride in the ship we served so faithfully even though it is gone. We would like to feel we left a legacy to fulfill, a Naval tradition, with respect for the sea and one another.
Chuck White, Webmaster |
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Photo of USS Arleigh
Burke DDG-51 with KING superimposed.
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The
only way we can make this happen is by letting the Secretary
know that there are a number of people who would like to see Fleet
Admiral
King’s legacy and our legacy as King Sailors, live on. |
The
SECNAV’s address:
The
Honorable
Donald C. Winter
Secretary of the Navy
1000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, D.C.
20350-1000 |
ADM
Michael G. Mullen, USN
Chief of Naval Operations
2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC
20350-2000 |
Ohio State Representatives
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Senator Mike DeWine
140 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510 |
Senator George V.
Voinovich
524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510 |
13th Congressional District
Congressman Sherrod Brown
2332 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515
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Governor of Ohio
Governor Bob Taft
30th Floor
77 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6117
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Here
is the official letter from the President of the USS
King (DLG-10/DDG-41) Association . |
We
encourage all Kingsmen to write the Secretary of the Navy, relaying
personal experience and the desire to see another ship named King.
Here is a sample letter. Also a copy should be sent to the King's Historian: |
Call
for Volunteers
If
you would like to volunteer to be part of the USS King Naming Committee,
contact Mark Donovan, the Committee Chairman, at mark@bnbmusic.com for
details. |
Mark
Donovan
307 S. West St.
Harrington, DE 19952
Phone:
(302) 697-2155
email:
mark@bnbmusic.com
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We
would like to contact as many people in Washington that are involved
with military affairs as possible. Here is a list of Senate and House
committees that involve military affairs. If any of these members are
from your state, we recommend writing to or visiting them as a member
of their constituency:
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Senate Armed Services Committee: |
House
Armed Services Committee: |
House
Armed Services Committee: |
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John
Warner (R - Virginia) - Chairman |
Duncan
Hunter, (R – California) Chairman |
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Senate Appropriations
Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction
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House
Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction |
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