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Jones pushes to rename the Navy

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on January 8, 2009 - 10:01am.
Tags: Camp Lejeune | Marines | U.S. Navy | Under the Dome | Walter Jones

U.S. Rep. Walter Jones wants to rename the Navy.

The Farmville Republican is once again pushing to rename the Department of the Navy the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Washington Post reports.

With a district that includes Camp Lejeune, Jones often writes condolence letters to the families of Marines killed in action. He told the Post that he feels it slights their contributions when the letter comes only from the Navy.

"The Navy and Marine Corps always sell themselves before Congress as 'one fighting team,'" he said. “If you're one team, then why isn’t the teams name Navy and Marine Corps?"

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