Although Giffords may be a survivor of an assassination attempt, and a senator, naming a ship after a living senator may not be the best thing to do. Naming it after a Medal of Honor winner who saved hundreds of lives in the line a duty, a simple dentist that suffered over 70 gunshot wounds in the line of duty. Memorializing CPT. Benjamin Solomon name into a warship is a fitting thing to do.
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