Editor's note: This story was first published in The World-Herald on April, 25, 2001. Bob Kerrey is confronting another wound from Vietnam — one that left him with no physical scars but did ...

First a bridge and now a Navy destroyer has been named after former Nebraska governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey, the Nebraska Examiner reports.

and Gov. Bob Kerrey. Former Nebraska Gov. and Sen. Bob Kerrey, left, and Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro review a proclamation naming a future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in Kerrey’s honor.

Former U.S. Sen. and Nebraska Gov. Bob Kerrey (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Jericho Project) LINCOLN — First a bridge and now a Navy destroyer has been named after former Nebraska governor ...

The Kerrey will be the third Arleigh Burke-class ship named for a SEAL. Kerrey, who has gone by Bob throughout his life, spent a long career in public service which began with three years in the ...

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced over the weekend that the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be christened the USS Robert Kerrey. Kerrey, who grew up in ...

These are their stories. Bob Kerrey In March 1969, a SEAL assault team conducted a raid on a small island in Nha Trang in South Vietnam. Kerrey was leading one of the two elements as they scaled a ...

Former U.S. Sen. and Nebraska Gov. Bob Kerrey (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Jericho Project) LINCOLN — First a bridge and now a Navy destroyer has been named after former Nebraska governor and U.S.