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UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 05/05/17 08 REG. SESS. 08 RS BR 2518 A RESOLUTION honoring the late Master Chief Carl Maxie Brashear on the United States navy's seventh Military Sealift Command ships, USNS Carl Brashear, being named after him. WHEREAS, the late Carl Maxie Brashear was born into sharecropper's family in Tonieville, LaRue County, Kentucky on January 19, 1931; he was one of eight children born to McDonald and Gonzella Brashear; and he left school after the seventh grade to help in his family's tobacco, corn and wheat fields; and WHEREAS, Master Chief Carl Maxie Brashear enlisted in the United States Navy in 1948 shortly after the Navy had desegregated; in 1954, he became the first black man to attend and graduate from U.S. Navy Diving & Salvage School; he was assigned to handle aircraft for squadron VX-1 in Key West, Florida; he served on the escort carriers Palau CVE-122 and Tripoli CVE-64; and he became the first black deep sea diver in the United States naval history; and Whereas, On March 23, 1966, Master Chief Carl Maxie Brashear suffered a debilitating injury that resulted in the loss of his left leg below the knee onboard the USS Hoist ARS-40, while attempting to recover a nuclear bomb off the coast of Spain after the collision of two Air Force planes; his perseverance and tenacity propelled him to recovery and to becoming one of the first amputees in the military to be restored to active duty in 1970; he was also the first amputee diver to be certified or recertified as a U.S. Navy diver; and he officially retired from the U.S. Navy on April 1, 1979; and Whereas, On July 25, 2006, Master Chief Carl Maxie Brashear departed this world following respiratory and heart failure at the age of 75; and Whereas, Master Chief Carl Maxie Brashear received many medals and decorations for three decades of patriotism, valor, and service in the United States Navy; his awards and decorations include the: Navy and Marine Corps, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal(w/1 silver and 2 bronze service stars) National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, China Service Page 1 of 2 BR251800.100-2518 UNOFFICIAL COPY AS OF 05/05/17 08 REG. SESS. 08 RS BR 2518 Medal, Korean Service Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal, and Korean War Service Medal; and Whereas, The USNS Carl Brashear will be commissioned in September 2008; the ship's design is 689 feet in length, with an overall beam of 106 feet, a navigational draft of 30 feet, and displaces approximately 42,000 tons of water; it is powered by a singleshaft diesel-electric propulsion system, and can reach a speed of 20 knots; the USNS Carl Brashear will be manned primarily by civil service and civilian mariners working for the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command; and on October 24, 2007, the Newport News, Virginia Fire Department also dedicated a 30-foot (9.1 m) high-speed fireboat named Carl Brashear to be used by their Dive and Marine Incident Response Teams; NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. The House of Representatives does hereby honor the late Master Chief Carl Maxie Brashear for having a United States naval vessel named after him. Section 2. When the House of Representatives adjourns this day, it does so in honor of the late Master Chief Carl Maxie Brashear. Section 3. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the family of the late Master Chief Carl Maxie Brashear, and the Carl Brashear Foundation, P.O.Box 293, Sandston, VA 23150. Page 2 of 2 BR251800.100-2518