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Before his death, Milk was credited with encouraging his friend and artist Gilbert Baker, a U. Army veteran to create the Pride flag. California Gov. Gavin Newsom also criticized the reported renaming, saying, "Donald Trump's assault on veterans has hit a new low.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the ship that honors Harvey Milk. Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships, orchestrating the change amid Pride month celebrations.

Oct 11, PM. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that a Navy supply ship that honored a veteran who was the first openly gay politician in California will be renamed for a sailor who was awarded gay. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?

A defense official said the timing of the decision was intentional. Stream on. The Pentagon plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, named after the late gay rights leader, and is reviewing the names of a class of ships named after Black and Hispanic civil rights leaders and.

A new name has not been announced. Oct 14, PM. Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says that 1 body returned is not a hostage. He was discharged at the rank of a junior lieutenant after being threatened with a court martial because of his sexual orientation.

By Anne Flaherty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of pioneering gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships, orchestrating the change as Pride month celebrations take place, according to sources. A DOD official said the decision's timing, during Pride month, was intentional.

Milk renamed nearly four years in the Navy, according to a post from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Both his mother and his father also served in the U. Navy in World War I. The Pentagon's chief spokesman, Sean Parnell, issued a statement saying that any renamings "will be announced after internal reviews are complete.

Milk was played by Sean Penn in the biographical film "Milk. We'll notify you here with news about. The order was first reported by Military.

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Hegseth orders Navy to rename ship honoring gay rights activist Harvey Milk A DOD official said the decision's timing, during Pride month, was intentional. June 3,PM. Government shutdown updates: White House warns layoffs will continue.

Milk was one of the first openly gay men elected to public office in the United States after winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in He was assassinated a year later. A U.S. Navy ship named after San Francisco gay rights activist Harvey Milk is being renamed following an order by Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to reporting.