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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
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I am pleased to announce that the United States Navy is renaming the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson.
We are taking the politics out of ship naming. pic.x.com/2ypwAQGdAl
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Todd Gloria
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Every American who served deserves our gratitude including Oscar Peterson and Harvey Milk. Renaming this ship doesn’t make us safer. It sends the message that some service doesn’t count. That’s a dangerous message to send to an all-volunteer force.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/hegseth-announces-usns-harvey-milk-renamed-usns-oscar/story?id=123266490
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Megan Barry
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www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/usns-harvey-milk-navy-ship-name-hegseth.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare via @NYTimes Hegseth says he’s “taking the politics out of…” right. Because this isn’t political. Please.
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Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan
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SECNAV Renames John Lewis-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler after Navy WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Chief Petty Officer Oscar V. Peterson
www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Statements/display-statements/Article/4229198/secnav-renames-john-lewis-class-fleet-replenishment-oiler-after-navy-wwii-medal/
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