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Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth The naval tanker named after gay rights leader Harvey Milk will be named after Medal of Honor winner Oscar V. Peterson.

He wrote on X: “We name politics from the ship.”

Milk is California’s first openly gay politician who was shot dead in San Francisco City Hall by former San Francisco supervisor Dan White. The ship was a fleet of oilers, originally named after him in 2016 under Barack Obama.

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Hegseth (Ariana Drehsler/AFP via Getty Images)

During the Korean War, he served in the Navy for four years but left because of his sexual behavior.

Peterson was awarded Medal of Honor After his death, he died in wounds in the battle of World War II to save his life by acts of self-sacrificing.

“People want to be proud of the boat they are sailing,” Heggs said of the change. “We didn’t rename the boat to anything political. It’s different from politicians, it has nothing to do with political activists.”

Peterson spent 20 years in the Navy, responsible for running Steam Engine on the Neosho in 1942 when the Japanese fire was in the Philippines. (Medal of Honor of Congress)

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Peterson, it took 20 years In the NavyIn 1942, when Japan was invaded by a Japanese fire in the Philippines, it was responsible for operating a steam engine on the aircraft carrier Neosho.

On May 7, 1942, the new case was severely damaged during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Peterson and the rest of his repair party were seriously injured, but Peterson managed to close four bulkhead steam valves. During the process, he held a third degree burn, but the move caused the ship to float. On May 11, the USS Henry rescued 123 survivors from Neosho, and Peterson died two days later in the wound.

Rep Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was filmed at a naming ceremony at USNS Harvey Milk in 2016, calling the ship’s rename “Shameful”. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty)

The renaming was driven by Hegseth to remove the DEI and “wake” policy of the Ministry of Defense.

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When the move was first reported earlier this month, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Calling the move “to those who fight for everyone to pursue the American Dream.

“I hope the Navy can reconsider this serious decision as the rest of us celebrate the joy of Pride Month,” Pelosi said in a statement.