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Exclusive: Congressman, LGBT leaders press Navy for a ship to be named USS Harvey Milk
The Sacramento Bee ^ | April 24, 2012 | San Diego LGBT Weekly

Posted on 04/25/2012 9:18:48 PM PDT by olcurmudgeon

Congressman Bob Filner (D-California) has joined with several prominent LGBT civil rights leaders from San Diego and across the country, calling on the US Navy to name " … the next appropriate ship after Harvey Milk."

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.

The GLBT Historic Task Force (the Task Force) of San Diego County sent an official letter to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, last week, requesting that Harvey Milk be considered as the namesake of a naval submarine, carrier or other vessel named "in his honor and memory."

San Diego City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez a longtime gay- and Latino rights activist and chair of the Task Force, announced the launch of a national campaign in partnership with the Harvey Milk Foundation and the International Court System (a charitable services membership organization with chapters in 68 cities.)

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gay; harveymilk; lgbt; navy
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1 posted on 04/25/2012 9:18:51 PM PDT by olcurmudgeon
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To: olcurmudgeon

Both full of seamen.


2 posted on 04/25/2012 9:20:15 PM PDT by kik5150
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To: olcurmudgeon

U.S.S. Gaping Butthole?


3 posted on 04/25/2012 9:20:30 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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only a garbage scow would be appropriate!
4 posted on 04/25/2012 9:22:23 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: olcurmudgeon

Why not the USS Mumia while they’re at it.


5 posted on 04/25/2012 9:22:44 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (If I had a failed one-term President, he'd look like Obama.)
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To: olcurmudgeon

Why not just name it for all the gays?

USS Anal Prolapse

USS Rectal Destroyer

USS Butthumper

USS Ramrod

USS Don’t Ask Don’t Tell


6 posted on 04/25/2012 9:23:40 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: olcurmudgeon

I am really getting fed up with the PC agenda. ENOUGH!


7 posted on 04/25/2012 9:23:46 PM PDT by originalbuckeye
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To: olcurmudgeon

Don’t tell me, the ship will have a large round hole in the tail end???


8 posted on 04/25/2012 9:24:41 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier who has survived 24 months of Combat deployment.)
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To: Dagnabitt

You are not far from the mark —there are a number of USN ships named after black 60’s radicals, like USS Metgar Evans, etc.


9 posted on 04/25/2012 9:25:08 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: olcurmudgeon

Have we run out of names of heroes who died in the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, that we have to name a ship after a man who risked his life for no one?


10 posted on 04/25/2012 9:25:51 PM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom. Be Andrew Breitbart.)
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To: olcurmudgeon
I suppose - it won't be painted Battleship Gray?


11 posted on 04/25/2012 9:29:06 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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Why the Fags need to tie their wagon to this loser, I will never understand. He was a low level city official in a 2nd rate city that was just standing in the wrong place at the wrong time. He isn’t a martyr. He was a Commie Pinko ne’er do well.


12 posted on 04/25/2012 9:29:26 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

When The Enterprise is docked in San Francisco Bay as a continuous American Museum piece i’ll consider Harvey Milk as a longshoreman.


13 posted on 04/25/2012 9:29:35 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: olcurmudgeon
The Congressman and the LGBT have also named the Captain & Officers of said ship ...


14 posted on 04/25/2012 9:30:54 PM PDT by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

You owe me a new keyboard!!


16 posted on 04/25/2012 9:44:54 PM PDT by JaguarXKE
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To: gaijin

Do you mean USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13)?


17 posted on 04/25/2012 9:49:59 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: SoldierDad

On the other hand, an offensive ship named after the guy might prove to be very effective, because the enemy will require a very strong rear guard.


18 posted on 04/25/2012 9:50:29 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: olcurmudgeon

Now that would cut revenues for sure. Americans would get sphincter-tight with money then. Voting would also nearly cease in our country.


19 posted on 04/25/2012 9:52:01 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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cannot believe what i just read here. 21 years usn, plus went to a war for this country and now have to see this shit? Ray Mabus will approve it and he will not have to be pushed. this is a done deal!!!! shit is right up his alley. i know him but not personally. was my governor for 4 years. vomit...vomit...vomit. liberal smooth talker, repeat smooth talker, who lies and talks the conservative line to snow the locals. you know...chicken in every pot new ford pickup in every yard....no driveways here. GOD help this country. GOD help people who want to be free.


20 posted on 04/25/2012 9:52:19 PM PDT by jmax (He thinks the American Dream is a Gov't Motors car in every garage and a DOG in every pot.)
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