Mini-Post: How Petty!

Can you believe this? How trite, just because he was gay they are changing the ships name!

Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship

Military.com

By Konstantin Toropin

June 03, 2025

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.

Military.com reviewed a memorandum from the Office of the Secretary of the Navy -- the official who holds the power to name Navy ships -- that showed the sea service had come up with rollout plans for the renaming of the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk.

A defense official confirmed that the Navy was making preparations to strip the ship of its name but noted that Navy Secretary John Phelan was ordered to do so by Hegseth. The official also said that the timing of the announcement -- occurring during Pride month -- was intentional.

Now you have to remember that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is forcing his Christian religion and right-wing ideology on the military.

CBS reported Tuesday that the Navy is also considering renaming other John Lewis-class oilers including the USNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and USNS Harriet Tubman. Both Marshall and Ginsburg were Supreme Court justices, and Tubman was a Black abolitionist who helped slaves escape the South via the Underground Railroad.

It is very scary the way they are purging the military.