The USS Gerald R. Ford recently surpassed the record for the longest post Vietnam deployment

By Shelley Irwin

Published April 28, 2026 at 11:55 AM EDT

The Gerald R. Ford Foundation's Gleaves Whitney wrote a tribute to the soldiers and Commanders, we hear the tribute and more history.

The USS Gerald R. Ford recently surpassed the record for the longest post Vietnam deployment. The Gerald R. Ford Foundation's Gleaves Whitney wrote a tribute to the soldiers and Commanders, we hear the tribute and more history.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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