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Old 02-16-2005, 04:34 PM
KillarneyRose KillarneyRose is offline
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Originally posted by hoosier
I think Reagan is getting an aircraft carrier, so a weenie sub is appropriate for Carter.

I wasn't present when the Department of the Navy decided to name a sub for President Carter, but I would render a guess that it has to do with the fact that he was a submariner and not a SWO when he was in the Navy.


ETA: SWOs are the guys who drive ships. Like the Reagan.
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