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Monday 21 August 2017

Navy ship in collision named for McCain's dad, grandfather


Navy ship in collision named for McCain's dad, grandfather BANGKOK – The U.S. warship involved in the collision off Singapore before dawn Monday has a name many Americans recognize — but not for its father-and-son namesakes. Most know Sen. John S. McCain III, the Vietnam War hero who ran for president in 2000 and 2008. But it was his father and grandfather — both naval commanders who served during World War II — who inspired the naming of the 154-meter (505-foot) guided-missile destroyer. The USS John S. McCain was damaged in a collision with a Liberian-flagged oil tanker, leaving 10 sailors missing and another five injured. It was not immediately clear how the collision occurred. Sen. McCain said he and his wife were praying for the sailors aboard. "Cindy & I are keeping America's sailors aboard the USS John McCain in our prayers tonight - appreciate the work of search & rescue crews," the Arizona Republican said on Twitter. McCain himself had reached the rank of captain in a decorated military career marked by extensive injuries from torture and more than five years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He turned to politics after his release in 1973. Both his father and grandfather retired at the highest level of admiral — the first father-son duo to achieve four-star rank. McCain Sr., who went by his middle name of Sidney, was the first of the family to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. His decades-long career included World War II command posts in the Pacific. He was on the deck of the ship aboard which Japan signed the instruments of surrender in August 1945 as a crowd of sailors looked on. His son, McCain Jr., known as "Jack," fought in the war with the Navy's submarine fleet. He commanded U.S. forces in the Pacific during the Vietnam War before he retired in 1972. The warship named after the admirals was commissioned in 1994 and is stationed with the Navy's 7th Fleet in the Pacific. Its crest includes an oriental dragon, a reference to good fortune, bravery and a readiness "to strike quickly with deadly accuracy, recalling the McCain family's participation in support of the Pacific theater in World War II," according to the U.S. Navy website. Sailors sometimes refer to the ship as "Big Bad John." But a 1994 tribute by the Arizona senator's younger brother, Joe, notes that the McCain military commitment goes beyond the urgency of war: "The two McCains — John Sidney, Sr., and John Sidney, Jr. — served both in the clamor of battle and the long days of keeping the peace. They sacrificed just as the crews of this ship will sacrifice, in peace and war. For that is the lot, and the privilege of the sailor. To serve." 4-year-old tells dad how babies are made Listen along as JoJo explains to her dad just how babies are made. This story helps us understand why she claims she doesn't want to have any babies herself! READ MORE SEE LESS EastEnders: Here's how Phil Mitchell killed Jay Brown's dad in the car lot fire He's been acting strangely all week, but EastEnders finally provided some answers for Phil's behaviour tonight (August 18) as he told Jay Brown that he killed his dad at the car lot. Jay has inadvertently found himself at the centre of a huge family drama, as Phil has decided to give him the car lot land – while his son Ben has been given the much-less-valuable Arches. Not only has Ben (Harry Reid) been left deeply hurt by his dad's mysterious actions, but no one else can really understand the decision either – particularly why Phil is so reluctant to explain himself. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below However, Phil reached breaking point in an explosive row with Jay in Friday night's episode – finally confessing the shocking reasoning behind his recent decisions. © BBC The closing moments of tonight's scenes saw Phil tell Jay that he has given him the car lot because it was where he killed his dad – in a twist that might leave some viewers a little confused. Luckily we can provide some answers over the story, while the rest will undoubtedly be explained in the next big two-hander edition of EastEnders on Monday – which only features Phil and Jay. Until then, here is a little reminder of what happened back in 1994: after owing Frank Butcher a favour, a much younger Phil was encouraged to torch the car lot for the insurance money. But when Frank forgot to remove the petrol from the tanks in the cars outside, the fire soon got out of control – and a homeless man (played by Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard) was killed as a result. Recent scenes saw Phil confide in his ex Kathy Beale that his ill health had got him thinking about the fire – admitting that he hates the thought of earning a big cash sum from the lot given the devastating events that happened there. The fire has actually been referenced in several storylines over the years – most notably when Ben started stalking Phil back in 2011 – but Jay's link to its victim has never been mentioned before. Up until tonight's twist, we had been led to believe that Jay's dad Jase Dyer was murdered at the hands of gang leader Terry Bates in 2008 – but it now appears that he may not have been his biological father after all. Fans will have to tune in on Monday to find out how this huge story is going to unfold, but the big question now is, how will Jay react to this life-changing bombshell? EastEnders continues on Monday, August 21 at 8pm on BBC One. Read more news, spoilers and gossip on our EastEnders homepage Want up-to-the-minute soaps news, spoilers and gossip on your social feeds? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Soaps Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @soapscoop Twitter account. Digital Spy Soap Scoop video – hit play below for all the latest EastEnders gossip, as Phil makes a murder confession to Jay and life for the Taylors gets even worse.

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