27K views · 16 reactions | The U.S Navy is naming the next aircraft carrier after World War II hero Doris "Dorie" Miller. He received the Navy Cross for valor for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS Doris Miller will be the first aircraft carrier named for an African American. WATCH: There was a ceremony for Miller in Hawaii on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. | CBS Newspath | Facebook

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4.2K views · 198 reactions | The U.S Navy is naming the next aircraft carrier after World War II hero Doris "Dorie" Miller -- it's the first aircraft carrier named for an African American. Miller received the Navy Cross for valor for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor. https://cbsn.ws/2TFO4XB | CBS Colorado | Facebook