Washington, June 3, 2025 (AFP) - Pentagon chief orders renaming of ship named for gay icon: reports

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a US Navy ship named after a gay icon, the assassinated former San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, a military affairs website reported Tuesday. Military.com said it had reviewed a memo from the Office of the Secretary of the Navy that said the move was in line with Hegseth's purported goal of "reestablishing a warrior culture" in the US armed forces. Military.com quoted an unidentified......

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