Navy to Rename USNS Harvey Milk Amid Controversy
TL;DR
The USNS Harvey Milk, a Navy vessel named after LGBTQ rights pioneer Harvey Milk, will be renamed without a specified reason, amid broader military efforts to de-emphasize cultural and awareness months, including Pride Month, and to rename military bases with controversial historical names.
- Navy will rename the USNS Harvey Milk, named for LGBTQ rights pioneer NBC News
- Navy set to rename USNS Harvey Milk, mulls new names for other ships named for civil rights leaders CBS News
- ‘Shameful’: Bay Area Leaders Condemn Trump’s Threat to Rename USNS Harvey Milk KQED
- Hegseth Orders Navy to Review Ship Name Honoring Gay Rights Pioneer Harvey Milk The New York Times
- Hegseth orders renaming of ship named after gay rights icon Harvey Milk CNN
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