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Acting Navy secretary resigns amid uproar over comments about ousted captain
Modly relieved Captain Brett Crozier of his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt last week, after Crozier wrote a memo detailing the desperate situation aboard the ship, where dozens of sailors among the 4,000-person crew tested positive for the coronavirus.
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‘WE WANT OUR CAPTAIN BACK’
An online petition calling for Crozier to be reinstated had been signed by more than 120,000 people.
Captain Brett Crozier departing his ship for the final time. Every Sailor remaining on the USS Theodore Roosevelt came to send him off with cheers and chants, full of admiration. This man fell on his sword to protect the crew. He is an American hero.
Navy Captain #BrettCrozier was relieved of his duty for “blowing the whistle” on his concerns about the #COVID19 spreading on his ship and to his crew Folded hands Watch him depart from USS Theodore Roosevelt
Commander of aircraft carrier hit by coronavirus removed for ‚poor judgment‘ after sounding alarm
The commander of a US aircraft carrier that has been hit by a major outbreak of coronavirus has been relieved of command for showing „poor judgment“ days after writing a memo warning Navy leadership that decisive action was needed to save the lives of the ship‘s crew, acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced on Thursday.