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US navy carrier set to honor Black war hero may reportedly be renamed after Trump

Sources say US navy is working to rename carrier originally planned to honor second world war sailor Doris Miller The Trump administration is facing criticism over reports that a US navy aircraft carrier set to honor a Black war hero may, instead, be named after Donald Trump. The US navy had previously announced that the carrier under construction would be called the USS Doris Miller, in tribute to a sailor celebrated for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor in the second world war.

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US navy carrier set to honor Black war hero may reportedly be renamed after Trump
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