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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 06: US Military aircraft perform a flyover during a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings during World War II at the Normandy American Cemetery on June 06, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Today marks the 81st Anniversary of 'Operation Overlord', the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II that led to the liberation of Western Europe and eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

D-Day veterans gather in Normandy to commemorate 81st anniversary

Veterans gathered in Normandy on Friday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a turning point in World War II that ultimately precipitated the downfall of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s regime.

USNS Harvey Milk departs the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard after a ceremonial address in San Diego, California on November 6, 2021. - One of the first openly gay politicians in the United States, who was assassinated four decades ago, will have a ship named after him this weekend, as the US military looks to keep step with modern-day social attitudes. The USNS Harvey Milk honours a former navy diver who served at a time there was a ban on homosexuality in the armed forces, and who was later shot dead in San Francisco, months after winning public office. (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP) (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER/AFP via Getty Images)

Navy ship named after Harvey Milk to be renamed under Hegseth order

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the United States Navy to rename multiple naval ships, including one that bears the name of a famous gay rights activist in San Francisco.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) sits with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (R) as they pose for a commemorative photograph during a joint US-Japan memorial service for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima near the end of World War II, in the village of Ogasawara on Iwo Jima island, some 1,250 kilometres (780 miles) from Tokyo on March 29, 2025. Japan and the US called on March 29 for a strengthening of their alliance as Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth attended a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. (Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by JAPAN POOL/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of Battle Of Iwo Jima In Japan, Hails ‘Warrior Ethos’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised the “shared warrior ethos” between the U.S. and Japan at a memorial service upon the site of the island battle.

HINES, IL - MAY 30: A sign marks the entrance to the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on May 30, 2014 in Hines, Illinois. Hines, which is located in suburban Chicago, has been linked to allegations that administrators kept secret waiting lists at Veterans Administration hospitals so hospital executives could collect bonuses linked to meeting standards for rapid treatment. Today, as the scandal continued to grow, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized in public and then resigned from his post. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Report: Trump Administration Set To Cut 80K Jobs At Veterans Affairs

Multiple reports suggest that the Trump administration is reportedly cutting 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in an “aggressive” reorganization, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press on Wednesday.