Navy ship named after homosexual activist being renamed following Pete Hegseth order

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Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a U.S. Navy ship named after San Francisco homosexual rights activist Harvey Milk.

The Military Times first reported on a memorandum issued by the Workplace of the Secretary of the Navy rolling out plans to rename the oiler USNS Harvey Milk.

The outlet reported {that a} protection official mentioned the U.S. Navy was making preparations to strip the ship of its identify and that Hegseth had directed Navy Secretary John Phelan to take action. The Navy Occasions additionally reported the official saying the timing of the announcement throughout Pleasure month was intentional.

The memo directing the renaming of the ship mentioned the transfer is supposed to mark a shift in tradition within the Department of Defense and U.S. Navy in "alignment with president and SECDEF [secretary of defense] targets and SECNAV [secretary of the Navy] priorities of reestablishing the warrior tradition," in accordance with the outlet.

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Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a U.S. Navy ship named after San Francisco homosexual rights activist Harvey Milk.

Fox Information Digital reached out to the Division of Protection and U.S. Navy however didn't obtain a response.

In an emailed assertion despatched to Fox Information, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell didn't deny the renaming of the ship however indicated that additional identify adjustments could also be coming.

"Secretary Hegseth is dedicated to making sure that the names hooked up to all DOD installations and property are reflective of the Commander-in-Chief’s priorities, our nation’s historical past, and the warrior ethos," mentioned Parnell.

Parnell mentioned that "any potential renaming(s) can be introduced after inside critiques are full."

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The USNS Harvey Milk was named after Milk in 2016 throughout the Obama administration. The ship accomplished its maiden voyage in 2024, arriving in San Francisco with a lot fanfare.

The USNS Harvey Milk was named after Milk in 2016 throughout the Obama administration . The ship accomplished its maiden voyage in 2024, arriving in San Francisco with a lot fanfare.

In line with the Harvey Milk Basis, Milk was a "visionary civil and human rights chief who grew to become one of many first brazenly homosexual elected officers in the USA" when he was elected to public workplace in San Francisco in 1977.

The inspiration mentioned that Milk enlisted within the Navy in 1951 however resigned in 1955 on the rank of lieutenant junior grade "after being formally questioned about his sexual orientation."

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Former Speaker of the Home Nancy Pelosi speaks throughout Nancy Pelosi in dialog with Katie Couric at 92NY on Oct. 24, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (John Lamparski/Getty Pictures)

The renaming has been soundly condemned by Rep. Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., who known as the transfer a "shameful, vindictive erasure of those that fought to interrupt down obstacles for all to chase the American Dream."

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"As the remainder of us are celebrating the enjoyment of Pleasure Month, it's my hope that the Navy will rethink this egregious resolution," Pelosi mentioned in an announcement.

Pelosi claimed that "this spiteful transfer … is a give up of a basic American worth: to honor the legacy of those that labored to construct a greater nation."