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USNS Harvey Milk is renamed after a WWII sailor in Pentagon diversity purge

This authoritative secondary source from Associated Press supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

Publisher
Associated Press
Published
2025-06-27
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authoritative secondary

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    The ship had been named in 2016 for Harvey Milk, a Navy veteran and gay-rights leader. AP reported that the John Lewis-class naming scheme honored civil- and human-rights leaders.

    Closing paragraphs on 2016 naming and Milk's history

    Navy removes Harvey Milk's name from a replenishment ship · Existing ship renamed USNS Oscar V. Peterson