Saturday morning, folks gathered for a special christening ceremony at Ingalls Shipbuilding to celebrate years of hard work on the LPD 29.
However, it’s also a celebration for the heroic capabilities from U.S. Navy Captain Richard M. McCool Jr.
McCool was only 23 at the time, but Lt. General David Bellon of United States Marine Corps Reserve said his courage earns the right for the ship to be named after him. Claps thundered under the tent from folks young and old as a thank you for McCool’s bravery and shipbuilders four years of hard work.“It’s astonishing. You just have to take one step at the time. Some days it may feel like we’ll never get there but we have an amazing team out here. We work well together,” said Lister.
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