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Nebraska's Bob Kerrey 'very grateful' Navy plans to name future destroyer after him
The Navy will name a future destroyer after former Nebraska Sen. and Gov. Bob Kerrey. He said the honor causes him to reflect on his time in the Navy and
Navy destroyer named after Bob Kerrey
First a bridge and now a Navy destroyer has been named after former Nebraska governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey. This week, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer has been named the USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146).
US Navy to name ship after Lincoln native and Nebraska politician Bob Kerrey
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced over the weekend that the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be christened the USS Robert Kerrey.
Navy names destroyer after former Coronado SEAL Team 1 leader Robert Kerrey
Years before becoming Nebraska governor and then senator, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1970 for gallantry under fire in Vietnam.
Secretary of the Navy names latest vessel after former Nebraska politician
U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro has announced that the Navy’s latest Missile Destroyer will be named after a former Nebraska politician.
Del Toro embarks on the new year by naming 2 future Navy destroyers
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named two new Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers, the future USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146) and USS Intrepid (DDG 145) to start off the new year.
Navy secretary names newest destroyer Intrepid
This marks the fifth time a Navy vessel has donned the Intrepid name, and the first since 1974, when the carrier Intrepid was decommissioned.
Navy Names New Destroyers—USS Intrepid, USS Robert Kerrey
The U.S. Navy has named its two newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers as the future USS Intrepid and USS Robert Kerrey. DDG-145 is the fifth ship to be called Intrepid while DDG-146 was named after Joseph Robert Kerrey,
Navy names new destroyer for Senator who was first SEAL awarded Medal of Honor
Robert Kerrey led Navy SEAL teams in Vietnam and was later elected governor of Nebraska and then to the U.S. senate for a ...
Ricketts riches: Record election spending shows senator’s family isn’t done in Nebraska
Sen. Pete Rickets and his parents shattered their previous spending records during the recent election cycle. The family spent roughly $1 of every $11 spent by anyone on any Nebraska political race, ...
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SECNAV Names Navy’s DDG 146 After MoH Recipient, Former U.S. Navy Seal, U.S. Senator and Nebraska Governor Robert Kerrey
SECNAV Names Navy’s DDG 146 After MoH Recipient, Former U.S. Navy Seal, U.S. Senator and Nebraska Governor Robert Kerrey Navy ...
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‘Let’s see those X-rays’ — Vietnam vet ex-senator challenges Trump to prove bone spurs kept him out of the military
Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey wants President Donald Trump to prove that the bone spurs that purportedly kept him from serving in the U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War are real By Jared ...
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$10,000 bail for man accused of assaulting former U.S. senator near Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
Martha McSally of Arizona at Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park near the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge on Nov. 8. Henton McSally, who was in Omaha to speak at an event, spoke about the assault in an ...