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'Mixed Feelings' Over Navy's Decision to Name A Ship for Harvey Milk

'Mixed Feelings' Over Navy's Decision to Name A Ship for Harvey Milk

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While his nephew and other LGBT leaders are hailing the Navy's decision, there are many who think it's wrong to name a military vessel for the civil rights icon.

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