“The John Basilone (DDG 122) is the 72nd Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and the second ship in the United States Navy named in honor of Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone ...
Seventy-five years ago today, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was killed in action ... He is an Afghanistan War veteran and served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent. The latest military ...
The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in honor of Marine legend Gunnery Sgt ... Cross,” said 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz.