fˈɑːloʊɪŋ lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ˈækʃən baɪ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsmən hˈʌntɚ, sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə nˈeɪvi ɹˈeɪ mˈæbəs ɐnˈaʊnst ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi sˈɪkstiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ðˈætwˌʌn ʌv sˈɛvɹəl nˈuː ˈɑːɹliː bˈɜːkklˈæs ɡˈaɪdᵻdmˈɪsəl dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚz wʊd biː nˈeɪmd , ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə pəɹˈæltəz mˈʌðɚ, ðə dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ wɪl kˈæɹi hɪz nˈeɪvi kɹˈɔs.
Following legislative action by Congressman Hunter, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced on February 16, 2012, that one of several new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers would be named , According to Peralta's mother, the destroyer will carry his Navy Cross.