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How The U.S. Navy Named a Ship After Harvey Milk To Show Its LGBT Pride

Message

The USNS Harvey Milk is the first Navy ship to be named after a member of the LGBT community—and, like the brave advocate it is named after, it will take its message of equality everywhere.

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