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We saw thebesig’s article on the formerly-Confederate-named-now Union-named-posts to be renamed to their original names (so Benning will go from Benning, ignoring Moore*, back to being named for the original Benning) – if only we could harness all the energy of politicians’ desires to waste money on stupid stuff like this, we’d never need another gallon of gas and our cars would pay US to drive them.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Military.com broke the news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the secretary of the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk. Hegseth’s decision to do so during Pride Month was reportedly intentional: The USNS Milk commemorates the life of the Navy veteran and LGBTQ+ rights activist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
No particular issues with that, naming a ship after someone with a less than honorable discharge because of who he liked to have sex with … how about we make a rule? No service to name any major equipment or location after anyone who was a) not a member of that service and b) doesn’t have an honorable discharge, oh, and c) decorated appropriately. Nice and simple.<\/p>\n
After Military.com’s reporting, CBS confirmed the defense secretary’s plans and listed seven other naval ships who honor civic leaders and activists that would also be renamed. The USNS Milk is a John Lewis-class oiler; more than half of the currently named ships in the class are slated for renaming, although there are no reports to rename the USNS John Lewis, USNS Earl Warren, USNS Robert F. Kennedy or USNS Sojourner Truth. In addition, two ships from the Lewis and Clark class that have been in service for more than a decade have also been singled out for renaming.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Here are the people from whom the ships will be renamed, other than Mr. Milk. Bold emphasis added.<\/p>\n
The granddaughter of a veteran of the American Revolution, Lucy Stone<\/strong> was an ardent abolitionist and suffragist in the 19th century.<\/p>\n
…Dolores Huerta<\/strong> left teaching to organize for worker rights in the 1950s<\/p>\n
Born and raised in Baltimore, Thurgood Marshall<\/strong>‘s name has become synonymous with the legal fight for civil rights in America. As the lead counsel for the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Education Fund, he argued some of the most impactful civil rights cases of the 20th century in front of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/strong> served as a justice of the Supreme Court for 27 years.<\/p>\n
… Born into slavery in the 1820s,\u00a0 (Harriett<\/strong> – ed.) Tubman<\/strong> freed herself by trekking from Maryland to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
When Cesar Chavez<\/strong>‘s parents lost their farm during the Great Depression, they joined hundreds of thousands of others and became migrant farmworkers, following the seasons and work around the West.<\/p>\n
A son of Mississippi, Medgar Evers<\/strong> dropped out of school and joined the Army during World War II, shipping out to Western Europe in a segregated unit.\u00a0 \u00a0Military.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
At least Evers had a military connection, albeit to a different service. I hope Hegseth has a few heroic Navy types in mind? I’m pretty sure the Navy has produced a few heroes over the years… if he runs low, I suspect the Marines have one or two they can spare.<\/p>\n
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* I liked naming the post for a modern hero. Though if they want to rename Ft. Liberty to something a bit less lame, rather than Bragg I would go for Benavides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"