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Nebraska's Bob Kerrey 'very grateful' Navy plans to name future destroyer after him

The Navy will name a future destroyer after former Nebraska Sen. and Gov. Bob Kerrey. He said the honor causes him to reflect on his time in the Navy and

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Navy destroyer named after Bob Kerrey

First a bridge and now a Navy destroyer has been named after former Nebraska governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey. This week, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyer has been named the USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146).

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Navy names destroyer after former Coronado SEAL Team 1 leader Robert Kerrey

Years before becoming Nebraska governor and then senator, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1970 for gallantry under fire in Vietnam.

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Navy Names New Destroyers—USS Intrepid, USS Robert Kerrey

The U.S. Navy has named its two newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers as the future USS Intrepid and USS Robert Kerrey. DDG-145 is the fifth ship to be called Intrepid while DDG-146 was named after Joseph Robert Kerrey,

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After fall from horse, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen 'more focused on the things that really matter'

Two weeks after he was hospitalized following a horseback riding accident, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is back at work — with a ...

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Nebraska’s next state poet is a Jewel, first African American to fill role

Nebraska’s next state poet is a fixture around poetry slams and political events in the state’s largest city, having spoken ...

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Governor Pillen names new state poet for next five years

Governor Jim Pillen announced the new state poet in a ceremony on Monday. Jewel Rodgers, an Omaha native, was named the new ...

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US Navy to name ship after Lincoln native and Nebraska politician Bob Kerrey

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced over the weekend that the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be christened the USS Robert Kerrey.

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Nebraska's governor to leave hospital after he was bucked off a horse and broke his ribs

During both the spleen and rib procedures, Nebraska's Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly acted as governor temporarily. In addition to those injuries, Pillen also had a minor fracture in one of his vertebrae and ...