1673! Thank you to those who remembered Breault's heroism 101 years later! Next date is March 8, 2025, the 101st anniversary of his award!

A reply to my article on CIMSEC (https://cimsec.org/name-a-virginia-class-submarine-for-medal-of-honor-recipient-henry-breault/ discusses HMAS SHEEAN as a precedent for naming submarines in honor of enlisted! Here's a quote:

"HMAS Sheean is the only Australian naval vessel to be named after a sailor, Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean VC who distinguished himself in action during the Second World War. Ordinary Seaman Sheean was lost when HMAS Armidale (I) was sunk on 1 December 1942 off the Timorese coast. Armidale (I) had survived two days of bombing before being struck by a Japanese aerial torpedo. During the action Ordinary Seaman Sheean was wounded and rather than abandoning ship with the rest of his shipmates, he strapped himself to the aft Oerlikon Gun and continued to fire at the attacking Japanese aircraft until Armidale (I) sank. Sheean was mentioned in dispatches for his bravery. On 1 December 2020, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia presented the insignia of the Victoria Cross for Australia to Teddy Sheean’s family at a ceremony held at Government House in Canberra, ACT."

https://seapower.navy.gov.au/hmas-sheean

Bravo Zulu to the Australians who ensured their heroes are remembered! They faced a steeper path and were successful, we can be too!