

The newest versions are being equipped for ballistic missile defense. Other family and friends were present.ĭisplacing 9,500 tons, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is built to simultaneously wage war against submarines, aircraft and missiles, and other warships.


Her daughter two granddaughters, one of whom sang “God Bless America ” and an 11-year-old great-granddaughter were also participants at the event Saturday. At the event Saturday, she was in a wheelchair Barnum has been her care provider since she had a stroke more than five years ago. His wife, Martha Hill, served as the ship’s sponsor. The event was a family affair for Barnum, who now lives in Virginia. The school’s abbot, Mark Cooper, delivered the invocation on Saturday. Barnum, of Reston, Virginia, was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, and studied at Saint Anslem College, a Benedictine college in Goffstown, New Hampshire.
