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This Resolution expresses support for the United States Navy naming a surface combatant ship after Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. The resolution highlights that Navy ships are traditionally named by the Secretary of the Navy, and notes that a letter signed by members of Congress urged this action. The letter cited Trinidad's extraordinary heroism in 1915 when he saved crewmates during boiler explosions on the USS San Diego, despite being injured, making him the only Asian American and Filipino American in the Navy to receive the Medal of Honor. Naming a ship after him would promote diversity and inclusion, acknowledge the long-standing alliance between the U.S. and the Philippines, and honor the service of Filipino Americans in the Navy, marking the first Navy ship named after an American of Filipino descent. The resolution also calls for certified copies to be sent to the Secretary of the U.S. Navy and Hawaii's congressional delegation.