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Petitioning for a destroyer to be named after Heinlein

phil — 7/9/2007 7:25:28 PM (archived)

The letter is here for the Naval Academy grad whose "Starship Troopers" has been academy required reading.

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Petitioning for a destroyer to be named after Heinlein - phil - 7/9/2007 7:25:28 PM
- USS George W Bush? - Hank - 7/11/2007 12:30:40 PM
  - When the USS GW Bush sinks - TheSheepLookUp - 7/11/2007 1:15:13 PM
    - Taking the metaphor one step further... - Hank - 7/11/2007 11:55:20 PM
- If HILLARY Gets in - carl - 7/9/2007 9:35:05 PM
  - That has been kind of a running gag in SF - TB - 7/9/2007 11:17:41 PM

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