Battle over renaming U.S. Navy ships 

     "The Navy and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the renaming of several ships - a class of civilian operated oilers. 

     "Tradition: Ships were named for pivotal battles, ideals, commanders, or other important figures. Now, politics has infected ship-naming. 

     "What the Navy officially recognizes as history matters deeply to the rank and file. For those who have served on a U.S, naval ship, there's always history. 

     "In military units, there is an esprit de corps that develops around the unit's history. Think of the Army's 101st Airborne of Band of Brothers fame, victorious in Europe. 

     "Several ships set for rebranding were named for civil rights heroes, such as Congressman John Lewis, who led 600 peaceful protesters over the bridge in Selma, Alabama. But, their history is not naval. 

     "Hegseth, a veteran and Christian, wants to reestablish a 'warrior culture' in America's military. Despite more than a decade of official 'reeducation' to get the military to accept homosexuality, sodomy, and pedophilia, sailors I talked with still consider such to be unacceptable and immoral." 

Lynn Vincent, WORLD magazine

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