When he first got a call six years ago from then Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer, Cody Mayor Matt Hall was initially baffled and taken aback by the secretary’s suggestion to name a new Navy vessel after the town.

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Dewey Vanderhoff

I am glad to see the USNS Cody is a hospital ship, not a destroyer , cruiser, or attack submarine. All the barstool patriots and military moguls around here make enough noise as it is...

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