i will note that the navy has named vessels for cesar chavez, edgar members, and samuel barber.

i will note that the navy has named vessels for cesar chavez, edgar members, and samuel barber. hardly pro-war people. there is an enormous amount of support in the community for this. the milk family supports it. harvey milk's family supports doing this. his former legislative aide, cronin berger, supports this. many lgbt veterans support it. some of them came to committee, including bob [unintelligible] , an extraordinary leader, who served as president of the harvey milk lgbt democratic club. the veterans affairs commission supported it, including its out president, john caldera, as well as the american legion alexander hamilton post 448. i want to note how inspirational it will be for young lgbt sailors at to see harvey milk's name on the side of a neat -- military vessel. harvey used to talk about the kid from altoona, pa., and inspiring young lgbt people to have hope and know that they can succeed in life. many of us oppose war. many of us chose not to pursue military careers. many lgbt people have made the choice to serve in the military, even when it was illegal and dang