Seems an infinitely better namesake than any politician--I never really understood that weird (what I think was solely post-war) phenomenon that developed of naming ships after Presidents/politicians at all--and especially not the one of naming them after living folks. The preexisting model, as far as I think existed, of famous battles and preexisting ship names like 'Enterprise' seemed like it worked fine and...I dunnow, maybe it's militant anti-aristocratic bias creeping in, but the idea of presenting a military to the world or to citizens that uses the largest and most prestigious vessels as namesakes in honor of individual politicians at all just...doesn't sit right with me.
If the US is to have 'famous individuals' included in what can be drawn from for names, Doris Miller is and was much more deserving of being honored in such a way than Roosevelt, Bush, Kennedy, or the grab-bag of others we've named carriers after over the last half-century...If one wants to nitpick with 'some of the politicians were navy vets', I would contend that just makes it dumber because they 'jumped the line' of more deserving, decorated individuals--like Miller--on account of becoming a purse-string manager after their 'relevant' service.
So complains this random internet-goer, anyways. Doris Miller seems a fine choice of name for the ship.
Personally, I'm hoping they slap 'Yorktown' or 'Lexington' on the next one.
