The Trump administration is contemplating renaming several U.S. naval ships, including the USNS Cesar Chavez, a vessel named in honor of the late civil rights activist and farmworkers' rights advocate. The potential name change has sparked disappointment among Chavez's family.

Andres Chavez, the grandson of Cesar Chavez and executive director of the National Chavez Center, expressed his dismay over the news.

"If anything, we weren't terribly surprised. Every week seems to bring a different set of outrages, you know, but it is disheartening, especially the timing of it."

The family accepted the honor in May 2012 on behalf of all Latino veterans who have gone without recognition. "It was an experience like any other," he said, recalling the 2012 launch of the USNS Cesar Chavez, "My nana c

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