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Pete Hegseth orders Navy to strip name of gay rights icon Harvey Milk from ship in time for Pride Month (www.independent.co.uk)
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Defense secretary’s memo says stripping the name of the Navy veteran is part of an effort to reestablish ‘warrior culture’

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Why aren't they saying whose name is going in its place?

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because they aren't announcing it until june 13.

The renaming of the ship was set to become public on June 13, the memo said. While a new name for the Milk has not been announced, the memo said Hegseth and Phelan are set to make the announcement aboard the oldest commissioned ship in the Navy, the USS Constitution.

[–] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sad to see the constitution used to spread such hate. But I guess her namesake has gotten the same treatment forever.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It’s a warship. Literally built to spread hate.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Anything built to fight the British Empire is based as shit... At least before 1930.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Constitution was built to fight pirates and the Fr*nch.

[–] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 days ago

That was her first duties but when the original 6 frigates were built the British were the enemy on everyone's mind. Thats why they were so heavy gunned for frigates of their day. They could only budget for 6 and knew they would have to duke it out with the Royal Navy.

[–] 7empest@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's gonna be the USS Taco isn't it..