Bill Clinton actually said...

Given Senator Chafee's long association with the sea—with the Marine Corps, the Navy, and the great maritime State of Rhode Island—I can think of no better way to honor his many contributions than to name a warship in his honor.

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Statement on Naming a Guided Missile Destroyer for Senator John H. Chafee

10/29/1999

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