HII has christened the Guided Missile Destroyer Jeremiah Denton. The ship’s name honors former U.S. Sen. Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the Navy Cross. Learn more: buff.ly/mb09njf #dmmag #manufacturing #defense #hii #jeremiahdenton

New Navy destroyer named after Mobile war hero Pascagoula, MS. (WKRG) — A new DDG 129 Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer was just christened. The USS Jeremiah Denton was named after United States Senator and Mobile native Jeremiah Denton. Denton was a prisoner of war for nearly eight years during the Vietnam War after his A-6 Navy jet was shot down in 1965. Denton’s [...]

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U.S. Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton blinked torture in Morse code during a forced interview while a POW in Vietnam. It exposed the truth—and he paid the price. #JeremiahDenton #VietnamWar #HeroicActs #MorseCode #POWStory #MilitaryHistory