Marine Corps League, Fleet Reserve Association, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Former commandants of the Marine Corps Generals Alfred M. Gray Jr., Carl Epting Mundy Jr., Charles C. Krulak, James L. Jones, Michael Hagee, and James T. Conway have endorsed the change. Former famous marines have also voiced support including Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey, who stated in 2010 "When we die, when mama and dada get that letter of condolence, it would be kind of nice if the Marine Corps was mentioned...just change the letterhead. What's the harm in that? These young men and women are fighting and losing their lives for this country. We aren't asking for our own department. We are reasonable people. We are just asking for an honorable mention." Former secretaries of the Navy Paul Nitze and John Howard Dalton have also supported the change. Despite having consistent support in both the House of Representatives and Senate, the proposal consistently failed to pass due to the intervention of Senator and former Navy officer John McCain, who served as the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee. See also The Bluejacket's Manual Culture of the United States Marine Corps Hull classification symbol List of United States Marine Corps installations List of United States Navy installations NATOPS Naval Criminal Investigative Service Naval History and Heritage Command and United States Marine Corps History Division Naval Reactors Naval Vessel Register OPNAV Instruction Ship commissioning Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations United States ship naming conventions References Further reading United States Navy Regulations, Accessed on 2011-03-23. External links U.S. Marine Corps website Department of Defense website Department of the Navy in the Federal Register Navy United States Navy + 1798 establishments in the United States 1949 disestablishments in the United States 1949 establishments in the United States United States Department of Defense