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The guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) steams through the Mediterranean Sea.

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MANILA, Philippines — The United States named a warship in honor of Panay-born sailor Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad, the first Filipino to be awarded the medal of honor for his bravery in the American navy. 

 

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said in a statement Friday that their new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer will be named "USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139)." Trinidad held the rank Fireman Second Class. 

 

This comes as the US celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month. 

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/05/20/2182484/us-warship-named-after-filipino-sailor-telesforo-trinidad

 

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