Wanted the Navy to fight against Trumps friends. Globohomo even named a US destroyer after him
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/politics/j-william-middendorf-ii-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xE8.aK2D.D5HTym0lX506&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791906&forum_id=2id.#49389735)