Hundreds Of Sailors Cheer For Captain Relieved After Ringing Alarm On COVID-19 Cases

on March 23, 2015 in Gosport, England.
GOSPORT, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: The USS Theodore Roosevelt anchors off the coast on March 23, 2015 in Gosport, England. The 1,092ft-long US Aircraft carrier is currently stationed off Stokes Bay in Gosport on a five day... GOSPORT, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: The USS Theodore Roosevelt anchors off the coast on March 23, 2015 in Gosport, England. The 1,092ft-long US Aircraft carrier is currently stationed off Stokes Bay in Gosport on a five day visit before continuing on it's round-the-world deployment. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The Navy captain relieved of command after ringing alarm bells over the spread of COVID-19 on his ship got a hero’s farewell Thursday night from the hundreds of sailors previously under his command.

The acting secretary of the Navy announced Thursday that Captain Brett Crozier was being relieved of command due to showing “extremely poor judgement” in the form of a memo alerting Navy higher-ups to the dire COVID-19 infection rate on his ship.

Chants of “Captain Crozier!” rang through the USS Theodore Roosevelt as hundreds of sailors bid farewell to their erstwhile leader.

Crozier’s memo — which was subsequently obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle and others — asked permission to isolate much of his 5,000-member crew on shore in Guam to stem the spread of the virus aboard the Theodore Roosevelt. “Sailors do not need to die,” he wrote. More than 100 sailors aboard the ship had tested positive for the virus at that point.

The Navy did ultimately act, announcing the removal of 2,700 sailors from the ship.

Within a day, Crozier joined their ranks, disembarking the aircraft carrier to a waiting sedan after being relieved of command. In his wake, hundreds of sailors cheered the captain, according to several videos subsequently published on social media.

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  1. I’m sure there will be an opening for this honorable man in the Blue State Navy…

  2. The acting secretary of the Navy announced Thursday that Captain Brett Crozier was being relieved of command due to showing “extremely poor judgement” in the form of a memo alerting Navy higher-ups to the dire COVID-19 infection rate on his ship.

    Talk about projection…

    “Acting Secretary of Navy” says it all…Trump Moronic Stooge…acting upon the influence of the Commander Chaos+Confusion…showing “extremely poor judgement” in the form of relieving Capt. Crozier when he was doing his job to alert about DIRE Covid-19 infection rate of his ship!

    Commenting this again:

    In the Trump Regime…
    If you tell the truth you get punished!

    What happened to “Honor, Courage, Commitment”?
    Just a reminder to the US Navy…
    It is a commitment to tell the truth!

  3. It’s a nice sentiment but displays like these make me feel more sad for the country b/c decent people aren’t able to figure out that Trump is the problem and needs to be thrown out of office with urgency.

  4. If the good Captain would only murder a couple of suspected terrorists he could have his job back in a jiffy.

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