Hegseth ""People want to be proud of the ship they are sailing in" renames The USNS Harvey Milk

[Demovictory9]

Hegseth Says U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk to Be Renamed After Oscar V. Peterson - The New York Times https://share.google/ce1egBwD4YeAUPcaq

Pentagon Strips Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision was “taking the politics out of ship naming.” The vessel will be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, a Medal of Honor recipient.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. Navy was renaming the U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment ship that had been named for a Navy veteran who was one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials.

He said that the vessel would be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, a chief petty officer who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for valor during World War II.

“We are taking the politics out of ship naming,” Mr. Hegseth said in a statement released on social media.

[newdeal2]

1. I hope Dems play these same games in four years

And anything that gets named for Trump is either demolished or defunded.

[walkingman]

2. I'm not sure we will ever be able to get rid of the Trump stench. It seems

like it has become a defining characteristic of the US both here and abroad.

[Bayard]

3. Yeah..... no politics there

How about just go with something simple--The, U.S. DEI Sucks.

[spanone]

4. Pig.

[sop]

5. "We are taking the politics out of ship naming."

So says the racist, misogynistic and homophobic Trump henchman who is renaming military bases and ships according to his own political views.

[Ritabert]

6. One has to wonder about a guy who gets his knickers in a twist

,...because a ship is named after a Navy veteran who just happened to be gay.

[Ping Tung]

7. Washington, Lincoln, T. Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. Non-political?

And they are just the ones named after aircraft carriers.

[EarthFirst]

8. To be honest I'm shocked they haven't endorsed corporate sponsorship of our naval vessels...

Maybe they have; who the fuck knows.

[haele]

9. He doesn't understand - T class ships have CIV/MAR crew, not Military...

It's a USNS ship, Merchant Marines and Civilian Crew. Not a "Uniformed Crew" of USN Officers and Sailors...I've seen crew members wandering to chow in Sketchers, Hawaiian Shirts, and board shorts - when they weren't on watch or officially working and required to wear proper fire resistant/heavy duty work clothes.

They could care less who the ship is named after. They're on Contract.
On Edit - It's Bad Luck re-naming a ship while it's still in operational status. That will "emotionally harm" the crew far more than serving on a ship named after a Navy Vet who just happened to be Gay.