In truth, Milk is a worthy honoree. He was a true warrior. After graduating in 1951 from what is now the University at Albany, the Long Island native joined the Navy and served as a diving officer during the Korean War. Milk’s service was a family tradition: His father and mother were in the Navy during World War I.

Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from a U.S. naval ship, and especially during Pride Month.

Re “Hegseth orders name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from San Diego-built Navy ship” (June 3): President Trump wants to rename the USNS Harvey Milk at the beginning of