Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Navy in June 2025 to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a ship named for the slain gay rights activist and San Francisco politician who served as a sailor during the Korean War, a move made during Pride Month.
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