Hegseth announces USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed USNS Oscar V. Peterson

Harvey Milk’s Name Stripped From Navy Ship During Pride Month, Angering LGBTQ+ Community

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the USNS Harvey Milk would be renamed after a Medal of Honor recipient, saying they "are taking the politics out of ship naming."

Hegseth announces USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed for WWII Medal of ...

Hegseth Announces Renaming of Navy Vessel Obama Admin Had Named After Gay Icon

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made good Friday on his promise to fight wokeness in the U.S. military—including retroactively, when it comes to left-wing activism that dates back to Barack Obama’s presidency. In a recorded speech on Friday, Hegseth announced that the USNS Harvey Milk would henceforth be known as the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after a World War II-era U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient.  “We are taking the politics out of ship-na…

Pentagon Strips Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the U.S. Navy was renaming the U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment ship that had been named for a Navy veteran who was one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials. He said that the vessel would be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, a chief petty officer who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for valor during World War II. “We are taking the politics out of ship naming,” Mr.…

Pentagon strips activist Harvey Milk's name from Navy ship in latest diversity purge

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a Second World War sailor who received the Medal of Honor, stripping the ship of the name of a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War.