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Hegseth Orders Navy To Strip Name Of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk From Ship

The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, December 13, 2024.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy; photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

Military.com reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.

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