NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Before the future USS Harvey C Barnum Jr gets commissioned on Saturday morning, WAVY’s Navy Ship Salute takes you to Naval Station Norfolk to explore the newest destroyer in the fleet.
USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. to be commissioned Saturday
The guided-missile destroyer has a living namesake, Colonel Harvey C. Barnum Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War.
“He’s been just continuing on with his service beyond the Marine Corps to the Navy and to the Navy sailors and Marines. He’s been with us from the very beginning, you know, all through this journey from the keel laying all the way to this Saturday for the commissioning,” said CO Ben Cantu.
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