USS
America |The Navy will christen the amphibious assault ship, America (LHA 6),
on Oct. 20, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony in Pascagoula, Miss.
The
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos will deliver the ceremony’s
principal address. Mrs. Lynne Pace, wife of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, will serve as the ship's sponsor.
From the
American Revolution through the first Gulf War, three warships have sailed with
the name America.
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