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Harvey Milk, a pedophile who lured teenagers into running away to have sex with him, should never have had a naval vessel named after him.
Oscar Peterson however is another matter.
Peterson received the Medal of Honor posthumously after almost incredible heroism.
For extraordinary courage and conspicuous heroism above and beyond the call of duty while in charge of a repair party during an attack on the U.S.S. Neosho by enemy Japanese aerial forces on 7 May 1942. Lacking assistance because of injuries to the other members of his repair party and severely wounded himself, Peterson, with no concern for his own life, closed the bulkhead stop valves and in so doing received additional burns which resulted in his death. His spirit of self-sacrifice and loyalty, characteristic of a fine seaman, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country
There were a lot of heroes during WWII who went into enemy fire, but if you can imagine that Peterson suffered, already severely burned, he went on closing bulkheads, regardless of the pain.
By contrast, Harvey Milk lured teens.
Not exactly a contest. Sorry Harvey. There are still real heroes out there who need honoring.
What a brave man. And he must have been in excruciating pain all the while still doing his best. Thank you Daniel, as always, very informative.
I was just reading about the fascinating Battle of Midway. Plenty of heroes. One of the few naval battles in history where a numerically inferior naval force decisively defeated a much larger naval force.
You should watch the recent movie, “Midway.” it’s very good. An all star cast, too, just like the one from the 1970s.
And it sticks close to the facts.
Yeah. That reminded me, I read several volumes of the Magic Intercepts (intercepted Japanese code) which I found in one of the UC Berkeley libraries.
My husband served aboard a US Navy Destroyer (USS James C. Owens DD 776) during the Vietnam War (1968-71). The ship was named for a USN pilot who fought/lost his life at the Battle of Midway.
His name is on the Memorial Wall at the Punchbowl Cemetery at Oahu.
Carter has a Submarine named f or him Trump should have Super Carrier named for Him and you can bet the reaction from the Nations Bottom Feeders/Sewer Dwellers we called the M.S. Media
Jimmy Carter has a submarine named after him? My admiration for the guys serving on it notwithstanding, it’s perfect for the depths he brought American prestige and our economy.
We probably do need more carriers.
Lots more. More warships of every type.
Carter should have a latrine named after him, not a sub.
Sec. Hegseth is cleaning up the mess left by the liberal fools. Hegseth also will not tolerate transgenders in the military. Hegseth has established prayer at the pentagon on a regular basis. Saving our military is a big part in saving our country.
Harvey Milk should have a submarine named after him.
Submarines are long, hard and filled with seamen.
Very funny. Agreed, why should Harvey Milk who lured teenagers, get a vessal named after him ?
Apt.
San Francisco Airport has an entire terminal named after Harvey Milk. The rot runs deep. To the gay community exploiting and sexually assaulting minors is a virtue and heroic.
It is NOT self-sacrifice to die for your freedom, the freedom of your loved ones, and the freedom of your country. That is an act of supreme rational selfishness and self-interest and rational selfishness is the highest and most noble virtue a man can live or die by.
“You have chosen to risk your lives for the defense of this country. I will not insult you by saying that you are dedicated to selfless service — it is not a virtue in my morality. In my morality, the defense of one’s country means that a man is personally unwilling to live as the conquered slave of any enemy, foreign or domestic. This is an enormous virtue. Some of you may not be consciously aware of it. I want to help you to realize it….
If a man dies fighting for his own freedom, it is not a sacrifice: he is not willing to live as a slave; but it is a sacrifice to the kind of man who’s willing. ” – Ayn Rand, an address given to the graduating class of the United States Military Academy at West Point on March 6 1974