Somewhere I have a picture of me standing duty in Flag Plot with the Admiral and Murtha behind me.  I think it may have been on Boxer in 07 or 08.  Murtha had said some horrible stuff and made some accusations about the Marine MEU we had embarked after their last trip to Iraq and was scared enough of the Marines he had a bodyguard with him the entire visit.  Naming that ship after him was a consolation prize after he died by the Obama administration.  There were claims of malpractice at the Naval hospital he died in.  I honestly think it needs to be renamed according to the naming conventions for that class of ship.  He simply didn't merit that honor. 

On Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 3:44 PM <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> wrote:
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