He also served four years in the Navy
I heard they're naming a ship after him, too.
Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
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Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#12There's something wrong happening when a ship is named after an individual, but not because anything the individual did ... Instead for some political response they are trying to make.
This move isn't about honoring the guy, but to legitimize the movement he was part of.
IMO, it is an insult to all those other people who have been honored for the sacrifices they have made.
Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#13He also served four years in the Navy
As is apparent by the screen-high photo of him in uniform directly beneath the headline. The ship is actually named after him due to his civil rights record, however.
it is being named after him due to his civil rights work but it is the navy choosing to name something after him because he was a navy man. Robert Kennedy also served in the navy. Had they served in the army the navy would be less likely to want to name ships after them. Which is why it is surprising they are naming a ship after Warren because he served in the army in ww1
Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#14What exactly did he do to be honored with a ship's name? Was it for being gay, for serving in the navy for 4 years, for having statutory rape with a number of drug addicted teenage boys, for being an activist that got elected because he was openly gay in one of the most LGBT-friendly cities in the US, ...? I understand he was killed while wearing a navy buckle (by another democrat that snapped for losing his job to h…
"statutory rape"? (I hardly think staying in one place is a factor.)
Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#15What exactly did he do to be honored with a ship's name? Was it for being gay, for serving in the navy for 4 years, for having statutory rape with a number of drug addicted teenage boys, for being an activist that got elected because he was openly gay in one of the most LGBT-friendly cities in the US, ...? I understand he was killed while wearing a navy buckle (by another democrat that snapped for losing his job to h…
You should read the article. It's for being a gay civil rights activist who served in the Navy.
Or maybe you weren't actually asking a question?
Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#16Just another example of Obama politicizing the armed forces.
National defense is the last thing on his mind.
Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#17He also served four years in the Navy
As is apparent by the screen-high photo of him in uniform directly beneath the headline. The ship is actually named after him due to his civil rights record, however.
I was replying to the post about conservatives going apeshit but didn't put it in the right place.
Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#18The decline of the US military continues.
Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
As is apparent by the screen-high photo of him in uniform directly beneath the headline. The ship is actually named after him due to his civil rights record, however.
I was replying to the post about conservatives going apeshit but didn't put it in the right place.
Ah! Gotcha. Sorry about the snark then!
Re: Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk
#20Just another example of Obama politicizing the armed forces. National defense is the last thing on his mind.
Military Sealift Command ships have always had naming conventions like the one discussed in the article.