July 30,2005 – USS Halsey (DDG 97) is commissioned at Naval Station North Island in San Diego, Calif. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is named after U.S. Naval Academy graduate Fleet Adm. William Bull Halsey Jr., who commanded the U. S. 3rd Fleet during much of the Pacific War against Japan

John Currin (JC) posted July 30,2005 – USS Halsey (DDG 97) is commissioned at Naval Station North Island in San Diego, Calif. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is named after U.S. Naval Academy graduate Fleet Adm. William Bull Halsey Jr., who commanded the U. S. 3rd Fleet during much of the Pacific War against Japan https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wVPTgyMmAnA/V5zkTquhT7I/AAAAAAAAXr4/AITy4YKTLKoHeFcWdh1s2qzcEgJAjmjEA/9d58fc2d-34e8-48b4-8c36-2050684ecbf5?imgmax=1024
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