Stiles/Akin
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2016
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
The launching of the submarine Robert E. Lee SSBN-601 sliding into the James River.
Different Time, Different Era. Naming a naval vessel, crewed by all races---and genders now---after a Confederate leader or figure would certainly be offensive today
The launching of the submarine Robert E. Lee SSBN-601 sliding into the James River.
Long may she run.
You should protest USS Kearsage ...
Long may she run.
OK, I might regret this but I'll bite...why should the USS Kearsage be protested? The first one was named after Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire, and vessels after the first, in her honor.
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Cheers,
USS ALASKA
No regrets, USS Alaska. CSS Kearsage was a source of grief to Union shipping, that's all.
Sir, there never was a CSS Kearsage. USS Kearsage was the sloop-of-war that sank the CSS Alabama in the Battle of Cherbourg on 19 June, 1864. That being her claim to fame, she had 3 major warships named after her.
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Cheers,
USS ALASKA
To most Americans, the Civil War is long over, our nation has reconciled its differences and again united. Any reference to "Confederates" today is generally friendly humor, not unlike referring to West Virginians as "Ridge Runners" or Wisconsinites are called "Cheeseheads".Oh, and the McCain family were Confederates, so let's be careful about naming anything after them...
To most Americans, the Civil War is long over, our nation has reconciled its differences and again united. Any reference to "Confederates" today is generally friendly humor, not unlike referring to West Virginians as "Ridge Runners" or Wisconsinites are called "Cheeseheads".
Few outside this Forum, various lineage-based membership service organizations, and academia care about the Civil War. It simply is not important in the daily lives of most Americans.
Many descendants of rebels have served our country faithfully over the years. Two twentieth-century Presidents were descended from rebel soldiers. Any 'roll call' of distinguished American military leaders of the twentieth or current century is filled with descendants of rebel soldiers. There is no reason that the actions of their ancestors, long forgiven, should exclude recognition of their own honorable service.