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Ships to be named for Pearl Harbor hero and Marine

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 17, 2012

~~<p>Two of the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers will bear the names of a Pearl Harbor Medal of Honor recipient and a Kaneohe Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2004 when he used his body to save members of his unit.</p>
<p>The Navy announced Wednesday that two destroyers will be named after John Finn and Marine Staff Sgt. Rafael Peralta, respectively.</p>
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Two of the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers will bear the names of a Pearl Harbor Medal of Honor recipient and a Kaneohe Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2004 when he used his body to save members of his unit.

The Navy announced Wednesday that two destroyers will be named after John Finn and Marine Staff Sgt. Rafael Peralta, respectively. Login for more...



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