The five service members who were slain on July 16 in Chattanooga last year may receive an honor from the Navy after a letter was sent on Friday to the Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Ray Mabus, by several politicians representing Tennessee and Georgia.
The letter, penned by Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and U.S. Reps. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., and Tom Graves, R-Ga., requests the Navy name a ship the USS Chattanooga to honor the sacrifice of those men who were killed in the terrorist attack.
The letter summarizes what happened that day and says, “The Chattanooga City Council and the Tennessee General Assembly passed separate resolutions supporting naming the next eligible U.S. navy ship in honor of the five service members who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attack in Chattanooga.”
It also says, “In the wake of this tragedy, we believe that it is appropriate for the U.S. Navy to honor the legacy of those who lost their lives.”