To the editor: With the revelations of shortages onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, plus the poor psychological well being of service members, it is just pure for the Navy to emphasize the intense circumstances beneath which the ship and crew should carry out throughout warfare (”New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln,” Aug. 13). However the lack of well timed communication, care and even concern by the Navy and Division of Protection is anathema to our ethical fiber as a free democracy. This ought to be addressed instantly.
The Los Angeles Occasions mentions the response of Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, who means that the stories are “fully misrepresented.” How are they misrepresented? The Occasions says no extra about his response; owing to the best way the secretary usually communicates, I’d not be stunned if that was all he mentioned. This shouldn’t be the case.
I used to be lucky this week to see a film a few army chief — a king — whose troopers suffered torture and dying whereas making an attempt to return house after a protracted warfare, which they received. Within the practically 3,000-year-old story, Odysseus understood the curses that the gods visited on him and his males as his personal failure, and solely by gathering veterans and making a journey to honor his fallen comrades was his life and honor restored.
Neither President Trump nor Secretary Hegseth may be bothered to indicate honor, concern or empathy for these whom they usually consult with as nice heroes. And they’ll, in time, discover another person responsible.
Why can’t they only degree with us and inform the reality?
James Severtson, Reseda
