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Letters: The Navy Was ‘Conceding Defeat to an Overbearing President’

Members of the American military weigh in on the USS John S. McCain scandal.
Source: Ahmad Masood / Reuters

A Stain on the Honor of the Navy

When President Donald Trump visited Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan last month, sailors were reportedly ordered by the White House to hang a tarp on the USS John S. McCain, covering the ship’s name. All sailors on board were also given the day off. (President Trump had previously at the late senator, though he a denial that he had known about the orders to cover his name.) Some of the

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