Nixing Black hero’s name from Va.-built aircraft carrier is offensive, affront to military members

By: Roger Chesley

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 1,202

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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It’s not just that the administration of President Donald Trump, who’s proved repeatedly that he’s racist, wants to remove the name of Pearl Harbor hero Doris “Dorie” Miller from an aircraft carrier under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding – and name it for Trump, according to a published report.

The USS Doris Miller would be the first carrier named for a Black person. No carrier has been named for …

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