Author Topic: USS George H.W. Bush (Read 1426 times)

Yeager · « **on:** October 07, 2006, 06:58:22 PM »

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/07/bush.christening.ap/index.html

I've got to say Im a bit perplexed on this one. WTH did Bush Sr ever do to deserve such an honor?

I guess it beats the USS Slick Willy

DiabloTX · « **Reply #1 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:01:22 PM »

Well, he did fly TBM's at Chichi Jima and got shot down. He was a president last I heard.

What about John C. Stennis? WTF he ever do?

ramzey · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:03:57 PM »

won first gulf war,
won fight with commies

how can you be such a ungreatfull citizen?

Hornet33 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:04:20 PM »

Over 50 combat missions during WWII. Got shot down, rescued, and returned to fight again. Continued to serve his country for most of his adult life, culminating in the Presidency of the United States.

That's a hell of alot more than Reagan did and NO ONE complained when he got a CVN got named after him.

dmf · « **Reply #4 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:04:32 PM »

Bush flew TBM's? I was hopeing he'd be a fighter hero or something.

As for John C. Stennis, who cares what he did, I want to know who is or was he.

ramzey · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:08:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Hornet33
Over 50 combat missions during WWII. Got shot down, rescued, and returned to fight again. Continued to serve his country for most of his adult life, culminating in the Presidency of the United States.

That's a hell of alot more than Reagan did and NO ONE complained when he got a CVN got named after him.

dont be dork
Regan was greatest president in 20th century.
Not only thos who carries guns serve country.
Possible he did better as actor then he could be as regular trooper

Hornet33 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:08:52 PM »

This is why the Navy wanted a CVN named for Stennis.

He was unanimously selected President Pro Tempore of the Senate during the 100th Congress (1987-1989). During his Senate career he chaired, at various times, the Select Committee on Standards and Conduct, the Armed Services committee, and the Appropriations committee. It was due to his work with the Armed Services committee (1969-1980) that he became known as the "Father of America's Modern Navy."

J_A_B · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:09:18 PM »

Well, he was a President and all. Most people consider that a pretty impressive accomplishment. Most of the recent carriers have been named after presidents, so Clinton seems like as good a choice as anyone else.

I think it was better when we named our carriers after battles--Yorktown, Lexington, Saratoga, Midway and such. Somehow cruisers stole that tradition.

J_A_B

Hornet33 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:14:12 PM »

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Originally posted by ramzey
dont be dork
Regan was greatest president in 20th century.
Not only thos who carries guns serve country.
Possible he did better as actor then he could be as regular trooper

Who's being a dork? I personaly liked Regan as a president. He did an outstanding job, however Bush's service record in uniform and as a Government employee is longer than Regans.

My point being....Bush has earned this right to have a new CVN named in his honor as a faithfull servant to this country.

Yeager · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:18:21 PM »

ooops....srry. fergot all about the war thingy he did

Golfer · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:22:27 PM »

Not a damn thing I guess.

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #11 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:23:18 PM »

Please try to restrain yourself from getting a boner over an extremely rich, powerful, old man. I can't believe someone actually said he was a public 'servant'. Ruling class maybe.

That being said, Bush was a brave pilot. His plane was hit by AA fire, setting it on fire and wounding one of his gunners. He continued the bomb run, dropped his bombs, then swung out over the sea to bail out. One of the gunners was probably dead or too wounded to move, and never got out of the plane. The other bailed out but plummeted to his death after his chute failed to open. Bush himself hit the tail of his own plane, but survived.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #12 on:** October 08, 2006, 06:37:30 PM »

He MORE THAN deserves it.

Sweet2th · « **Reply #13 on:** October 08, 2006, 06:58:32 PM »

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won first gulf war,

flew for the US navy in WW2

negatives side- N.A.F.T.A.

red26 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 08, 2006, 07:12:55 PM »

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Bush flew TBM's? I was hopeing he'd be a fighter hero or something.

by,dmf

TMB's I think would have been a lot more scary to fly in combat then a fighter in WWII Pacific, I talked to a old Marine the outher day and he said that if you were in a fighter at least you flew more of a strait flat line over the base you were hitting. The Marine flew TMB's and the Dauntless also he said that when you dove in all the enmy's fire almost went on you and your wingman. He also said that wile he was diving in on a ***, base that the two wingmen beside him went up in flames. So flying the TMB imo took gutts.