GregCiesielski: Created page for DDG-137

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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Arleigh Burke Class (Flight III) Destroyer<br/>
Named by SecNav Kenneth J. Braithwaite 13 October 2020<br/>
Fabrication starts on DDG 137 1 July 2026<br/>
Keel Laid - Christened - Launched<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOHN F. LEHMAN DDG-137'''</li>Commissioned
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
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<li>USS John F. Lehman DDG-137 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set,
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of
earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - John Francis Lehman, Jr. (14 September 1942 -)<br/>        Lehman was born in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from La Salle College High School and received a B.S. in international relations from Saint Joseph's University in 1964, gained a B.A. from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (later elevated to a M.A.), and went on to earn a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.<br/>        Lehman was in the US Air Force Reserve for three years in Cambridge and in 1968 left the Air Force Reserve and joined the United States Naval Reserve as an Ensign. He later rose to the rank of Commander as a naval flight officer on the A-6 Intruder as a bombardier/navigator. He was on the staff of the National Security Council under Henry Kissinger. In 1981 he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to be Secretary of the Navy. As the 65th secretary, appointed by President Reagan in 1981, Lehman launched the idea of building a "600-ship navy". He became Secretary of the Navy at age 38.<br/>        Lehman resigned as SECNAV in 1987. He was then promoted to the rank of Captain in the US Naval Reserve in 1989 and later retired from the US Navy as a reserve officer in that rank after 30 years of service. Currently, Lehman is the Chairman or Director of various foundations and organizations.<br/><br/>
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