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He also served four years in the Navy

• ethanbond 10y ago
  As is apparent by the screen-high photo of him in uniform directly beneath the headline. The ship is actually named after him due to his civil rights record, however.
  • vermontdevil 10y ago
    I was replying to the post about conservatives going apeshit but didn't put it in the right place.
    • ethanbond 10y ago
      Ah! Gotcha. Sorry about the snark then!
  • marme 10y ago
    it is being named after him due to his civil rights work but it is the navy choosing to name something after him because he was a navy man. Robert Kennedy also served in the navy. Had they served in the army the navy would be less likely to want to name ships after them. Which is why it is surprising they are naming a ship after Warren because he served in the army in ww1
    • vonmoltke 10y ago
      It isn't really that unusual. Military Sealift Command ships are named after notable Americans with little to no connection to the military all the time. This is the first time a class as been specifically designated to honor civil rights pioneers, though.
• nether 10y ago
  I heard they're naming a ship after him, too.