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Aug. 18th, 2006 04:37 pm
Stolen from Rikhei:
"U.S.S. Robert A. Heinlein
The U.S. Navy is looking for a name for its new Zumwalt Class destroyer. Barbara Trumpinski-Roberts (who you may know from fandom; she was on the infamous "Tea Party" panel at the last Penguicon) came up with the wonderful idea that we should recommend they name it for Robert A. Heinlein, since the 100th anniversary of his birth is next July, and since he was a graduate of the Naval Academy (class of 1929).
I found out about this through pauamma; if you'd like to see Barbara's original entry, it's here.
In any case, I think it's a great idea, and I encourage you to vote if you're so inclined. Here's how:
(1) Go to http://www.usszumwalt.com/mos/ - on the right side of the page you'll see the survey and a list of names. Since Heinlein isn't listed, click on "None of the above" and submit your vote.
(2) After this, you'll need to click "Submit your choice" - this should open up a new message window in your e-mail client. (If you have any problem with this, e-mail submitname@usszumwalt.com)
And please pass this along if you'd like.
[Edit: If you're not inclined to vote for Heinlein, I hope you'll vote for someone else.] "
Jeff: The competition is recent Chief's of Naval Operations, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations
James Holloway who served at Surgiao Straight on destroyers, in jets over Korea and lead the Seventh Fleet in action versus North Vietnam seems to be the main competition.
The U.S. Navy is looking for a name for its new Zumwalt Class destroyer. Barbara Trumpinski-Roberts (who you may know from fandom; she was on the infamous "Tea Party" panel at the last Penguicon) came up with the wonderful idea that we should recommend they name it for Robert A. Heinlein, since the 100th anniversary of his birth is next July, and since he was a graduate of the Naval Academy (class of 1929).
I found out about this through pauamma; if you'd like to see Barbara's original entry, it's here.
In any case, I think it's a great idea, and I encourage you to vote if you're so inclined. Here's how:
(1) Go to http://www.usszumwalt.com/mos/ - on the right side of the page you'll see the survey and a list of names. Since Heinlein isn't listed, click on "None of the above" and submit your vote.
(2) After this, you'll need to click "Submit your choice" - this should open up a new message window in your e-mail client. (If you have any problem with this, e-mail submitname@usszumwalt.com)
And please pass this along if you'd like.
[Edit: If you're not inclined to vote for Heinlein, I hope you'll vote for someone else.] "
Jeff: The competition is recent Chief's of Naval Operations, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations
James Holloway who served at Surgiao Straight on destroyers, in jets over Korea and lead the Seventh Fleet in action versus North Vietnam seems to be the main competition.
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