The Secretary of the Navy should publicly pledge that the Trump Administration will keep its commitment to honor World War II hero Dorie Miller by keeping his name on the future aircraft carrier CVN-81.

I encourage the Secretary of the Navy to publicly pledge that the Trump Administration plans to keep its commitment to honor World War II hero Dorie Miller and keep his name on the future aircraft carrier.

Reed urged the Secretary of the Navy to publicly commit to retaining Dorie Miller's name on the future aircraft carrier.

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And if a name change is announced, I will do everything in my power between now and 2034 to reverse it and ensure this future aircraft carrier is rightfully commissioned as the USS Doris Miller.

Reed vowed to use his power through 2034 to reverse any announced renaming and ensure CVN-81 is commissioned as the USS Doris Miller.

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“I encourage the Secretary of the Navy to publicly pledge that the Trump Administration plans to keep its commitment to honor World War II hero Dorie Miller and keep his name on the future aircraft carrier.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Reed made the requested public appeal to the Secretary of the Navy, but this is an ask rather than a Secretary/Navy pledge.

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[2026-08-21] Top SASC Dem: Aircraft Carrier Should be Named After...
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Within 60 days of the date of this memorandum, the Secretary of War, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, shall provide to the President, through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), a plan on the required measures to replace the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and Advanced Weapons Elevators with steam and hydraulic systems for the construction of CVN-81, including timelines and resourcing requirements.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The latest White House directive concerning the carrier referred to it only as CVN-81 and did not include a public pledge to keep the Doris Miller name.

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Rebuilding the United States Navy and America's Shipbuilding Industrial Base – The White House
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We urge you to reject this plan and ensure that CVN-81 bears the name USS Doris Miller. Our Navy must continue honoring the courage of those that answered their country’s call to service,” the lawmakers concluded.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): More than 70 House members pressed Defense and Navy leadership to keep the name, showing concrete congressional effort but no executive pledge yet.

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Reps. Mfume, Bell, Strickland Lead 70+ Congresspeople in Efforts to Stop Navy from Renaming Ship Honoring War Hero to Instead Honor Donald Trump | Representative Kweisi Mfume
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The White House and Pentagon have not issued statements on the unnamed reports about a possible name change to the future USS Doris Miller.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Reporting in the lookback window found no public White House or Pentagon statement resolving the ship-name question.

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Debate underway about possible name change of future Ford-class aircraft carrier | Stars and Stripes
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A Navy spokesman said Friday the “Navy has nothing to announce at this time.”

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Navy response in late August did not amount to the requested pledge; it left the commitment unresolved.

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Debate underway about possible name change of future Ford-class aircraft carrier | Stars and Stripes
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The American Legion Post noted that the Navy has not publicly announced that the ship’s name has changed, but it has stopped referring to CVN-81 by its name and has not denied reports of the name change.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): As of the day before the assessment date, reporting still described the naming issue as unresolved, with no public denial or pledge from Navy leadership.

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Hero of U.S.S. West Virginia was to have aircraft carrier named in his honor; now that's uncertain - WV MetroNews
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