Pentagon Removes Harvey Milk's Name From Navy Ship

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Pentagon Removes Harvey Milk's Name From Navy Ship
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The U.S. Navy is renaming the fleet replenishment ship originally named after Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the U.S., to honor Medal of Honor recipient Oscar V. Peterson, as part of a broader review to remove politically or historically controversial names from military assets.

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