Retired Adm. James Stavridis said he doesn’t agree with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to rename the USNS Harvey, removing the commemoration of gay rights activist Harvey Milk.

Milk, a former service member, served as a political official in California and championed rights for the local LGBTQ community before he was assassinated.

“I am scratching my head about renaming the USS — USNS, to be accurate — Harvey Milk, because Harvey Milk was gay. We all know that. But today, gay sailors serve openly and with a great deal of pride in the U.S. military,” the former supreme allied commander of NATO said

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