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Derrick Van Orden: “All yard tugboats in the Navy were named after American…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

The Process of Joining The Navy - Jocko Willink & Derrick Van Orden

Published January 4, 2023 | Video Starts at 07:50

It's a fastener. It's a fastener. It's like nautical metal thing. Right. And so I was standing on the fantail of the YTB. That's yard tugboat, 828 Karaha Casa. All yard tugboats in the Navy were named after American Indian chiefs. in case you're wondering. So I'm on the fantail, that's the back of the boat, and I get beaned in the back of the head with a quarter inch shackle. (07:50–07:55)

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Asserts that all Navy yard tugboats are named after American Indian chiefs.

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