USS Gabrielle Giffords

[BushMasterBoy]

God preserve our Freedom Fries!

[BladesNBarrels]

USS Gabrielle Giffords christened into active service Saturday, June 10, 2017.

Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, smashes a champagne bottle on the bow as Craig Perciavalle, president of Austal USA, looks on, Saturday, June 13, 2015, in Mobile, Ala. Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords of Arizona had a Navy vessel named in her honor during a ceremony at a Mobile, Alabama, shipyard Saturday afternoon.

16th Ship named for a living person since 1850 and 19th Ship named for a woman.

Two christenings and 16th named for a living person.

[Martinjmpr]

Well, what about this then?

Vietnam Veterans Outraged Over Navy Christening of USS Jane Fonda

Ms. Fonda made a statement prior to the launch, saying, “I dedicate this ship to the brave men who fought and died in Vietnam, especially those in the 66th Viet Cong Regiment.”

The Jane Fonda will form part of the newly-activated Eighth Fleet, built around the aircraft carrier Hillary Rodham Clinton (CVN-80), and destroyers Family Guy, Lady Gaga, and Trayvon Martin.

Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2012/06/vi...#ixzz4jjbLMSfw

[Bailey Guns]

Wouldn't surprise me in this day and age.

This was a funny headline for another DuffelBlog story:

Tom Cruise confirms he’ll play pilot of cargo plane hauling rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong in ‘Top Gun 2’

[vossman]

So it's going to sit in port and do nothing until pulled out for a publicity opportunity then just dribble out of the scuppers?

DAMN.

[Ah Pook]

How about the USS Gabrielle Gifford and the USS George H.W. Bush go out into the ocean and have a demolition derby death match?

[kidicarus13]

I found a picture of the U.S.S. Giffords...

Oh wait, sorry.

[BPTactical]

I found a picture of the U.S.S. Giffords...

Oh wait, sorry.

My, what a large gash.....

[ray1970]

My, what a large gash.....

I see what you did there.

[Graves]

LOL