Navy To Name Next Aircraft Carrier After John F. Kennedy

Birthday present: Caroline Kennedy and U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus during a ceremony naming the latest aircraft carrier the USS John F Kennedy on the anniversary of the former president's birth

Second Time Around: Caroline Kennedy Helps 'Launch' Second USS John F Kennedy 44 Years After Christening Original Carrier -- The Daily Mail

On what would have been John F Kennedy's 94th birthday, the U.S. Navy has announced it will name a second aircraft carrier after him.

Members of the Kennedy family - including Caroline Kennedy, who as a 10-year-old christened the first USS John F Kennedy in 1967 - were present today as Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made the announcement at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

The celebration included remarks by Mrs Kennedy and others, and a video presentation of a 1963 speech by President Kennedy to the Naval Academy.

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More News On The Naming Of America's Next Aircraft Carrier

Aircraft carrier to be named after Kennedy -- UPI
Navy's newest carrier will be named John F. Kennedy -- Sign on San Diego
Newest US aircraft carrier to be named John F. Kennedy; second named for late president -- Washington Post

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