Asian Americans lobby to name Navy ship for Filipino sailor ...United Arab Emirates

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San Francisco: Asian Americans, veterans and civilians in the US and the Philippines are campaigning to name a Navy warship for a Filipino sailor who bravely rescued two crew members when their ship caught fire more than a century ago, earning him a prestigious and rare Medal of Honor. Supporters say naming a ship for Telesforo Trinidad would honor not just the only Asian American in the US Navy granted the nation's highest award for valor, but the tens of thousands of Filipinos and Americans of Filipino descent who have served in the U.S. Navy since 1901, when the Philippines was a United States territory. "I don't believe it's a long shot at all" it may be a long timeline, but we're hopin

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