{"id":29682,"date":"2012-04-25T09:19:36","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T13:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=29682"},"modified":"2012-04-25T09:19:36","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T13:19:36","slug":"uss-harvey-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=29682","title":{"rendered":"USS Harvey Milk?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff and Daniel sent us links to an article<\/a> that announces the intention of Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA) to pressure Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to name a ship after the gay activist Harvey Milk. According to the Navy Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

In his letter, Rep. Filner wrote \u201cthis action would be a fitting tribute to Mr. Milk\u2019s support for equality, an ideal exemplified in the military\u2019s recent repeal of its former Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell policy,\u201d according to the press release.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the LGBT Weekly<\/a>, Milk was a Navy veteran of the Korean War;<\/p>\n

The late civil rights icon, Harvey Milk was a Navy veteran who began his service during the Korean War. In Korea, he served aboard the submarine rescue ship USS Kittiwake as a diving officer. Milk was also stationed at Naval Station, San Diego where he was a diving instructor. Milk, whose parents both also served in the US Navy, was honorably discharged at the rank of Lieutenant, junior grade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I don’t know much about Milk because I have a habit of not watching any movie that has Sean Penn in it, and his isn’t a subject in which I’m interested, but I’m pretty sure that enough Navy personnel have been killed in the war against terror who deserve to have a ship named after them more than some activist who was shot by a political opponent. <\/p>\n

According to Stuart Milk [Harvey Milk’s nephew], the christening of a ship USS Harvey Milk would boost the military\u2019s image, while also boosting a sense of esteem among its gay, lesbian and bisexual members.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, because self-esteem is an important factor when talking about our national security. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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