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Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth ordered the renaming to align with Trump’s vision for a "warrior ethos."

Critics, including Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom, say the move dishonors a decorated veteran during Pride Month.

Harvey Milk was a Navy vet and gay rights pioneer assassinated in 1978 after landmark LGBTQ+ advocacy.

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk.

This will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as a sailor during the Korean War.

USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed

The change was confirmed in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with President Donald Trump and Hegseth's objectives to "re-establish the warrior culture."

U.S. officials said th

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