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DID YOU KNOW? | A new US Navy warship will be named after the only Filipino Medal of Honor recipient.
On May 20, 2022, the Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named after the sole Filipino Medal of Honor Recipient Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad.
Trinidad was born on November 25, 1980 in a humble family in Aklan Province, Panay. He enlisted in the US Navy after the Spanish-American War and boarded the USS San Diego. On January 21, 1915, the captain of the ship conducted a four-hour full-speed endurance trial which concluded in an explosion from the boilers. Trinidad was forced out of the room by the force of the blast where the first explosion happened, but he re-entered the fireroom to rescue his injured crewmembers. As he returned to rescue another fellow fireman, Trinidad passed into a fireroom where he was caught in an explosion and badly burned his face.
Trinidad was awarded the Medal of Honor for his display of bravery and compassion. The US Navy honors his legacy by naming the backbone of their surface fleet that provides protection to America around the globe after the Medal of Honor recipient. The Navy Secretary also expressed his hopes for this symbolic gesture to serve as a beacon not only Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders but for all the Sailors, Marines, and civilians who serve across the Department of the Navy.
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https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=2JcmAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Telesforo+Trinidad%22&pg=PA30&redir_esc=y#v=snippet&q=%22Telesforo%20Trinidad%22&f=falsehttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/03/21/119029232.pdf https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/biographies-list/bios-t/trinidad-telesford.htmlhttps://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/us-navy-destroyer-filipino-medal-of-honor-recipient-intl-hnk-ml/index.html https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3036923/secnav-names-future-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-telesforo-trinidad/fbclid/secnav-names-future-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-telesforo-trinidad/Photo Source:
https://timesofsandiego.com/military/2021/05/29/rep-jacobs-asks-navy-to-name-warship-after-world-war-i-filipino-american-hero/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/05/20/2182484/us-warship-named-after-filipino-sailor-telesforo-trinidad* * * * * * *
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