Saturday, October 07, 2006

ABC News: Family Christens USS George H.W. Bush

re: "NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Oct 7, 2006 (AP)— Spraying the bubbles from sparkling wine across the enormous gray bow of the USS George H.W. Bush, the Bush family on Saturday christened the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 82-year-old former president..."

Not that it matters, but I didn't know a U.S. military ship could be named for a still-living person...

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