Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced May 19, 2022, the naming of a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer as USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139). Telesforo de la Cruz Trinidad, the ship's namesake, is the only Filipino in the U.S. Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery in 1915 aboard USS San Diego (ACR 6), where he risked his own life to save two of his shipmates during a boiler explosion. (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class T. Logan Keown)
| Date Taken: | 05.19.2022 |
| Published: | 05-19-22 11:10 AM |
| Graphic ID: | 20464 |
| VIRIN: | 220519-N-SR275-2001 |
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