Veterans Day: Navy destroyer named for late Congressional Medal
of Honor Recipient John Finn  A new Navy destroyer has been
named for the late John Finn, right, a Congressional Medal of
Honor recipient who served aboard the USS Saratoga during his
naval career. In 1998, Finn shared stories with USS Saratoga
historian Larry Gordon, left, of Wilton, during a reunion with
crewmates in Saratoga Springs. (Photo provided)  SARATOGA
SPRINGS -- One of the Navy's three new guided missile destroyers
is named for a late Congressional Medal of Honor winner with
strong Saratoga ties.  Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced
recently that three ships would be named for Navy and Marine
Corps heroes who served at different times, but are united by
their uncommon valor.  John Finn, who passed away at 100 in
2010, received the Medal of Honor from Admiral Chester Nimitz
for displaying "magnificent courage in the face of almost
certain death" during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor.  A chief ordnance man, he us