Governor Dirk Kempthorne and CAPT Dave Mericle reminisce about the christening of the USS BOISE

Sat Mar 8th, 2025

Former Idaho Governor and USS IDAHO Commissioning Committee Advisory Board Chair Dirk Kempthorne and CAPT Dave Mericle, US NAVY Retired, the First Commanding Officer of USS BOISE, share their memories of the Christening of USS BOISE in OCT 1990 when Governor Kempthorne was Mayor of Boise.