>Arleigh Burke class, a class of a planned 77 ships, that may be extended to as many as 118, that was originally to retain the traditional naming convention for destroyers, that of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders and heroes.In these early conflicts and right through to World War II and up to the current War on Terror, many sailors and marines, from cooks to SEALs to Marine Commandants and Fleet Admirals, distinguished themselves in battle, earning the Medal of Honor or Navy Cross, (among others medals and, posthumously in some cases).
>In the 21st century, the Navy has broadened the term "leaders and heroes" to include politicians, such as US Senators and Navy Secretaries, who made significant contributions to the Navy away from the battlefield, and men and women of the Navy Department who have become pioneers in the fields of technology and strategy as well as for civil rights, breaking through barriers for women and minorities.
I could not decide which reaction image best captured my response to this, so I'll just post them all.