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NEW: Videos show cheering crowd of sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt saying goodbye to their captain, who has been relieved of command after he raised concerns about a coronavirus outbreak on his ship in a letter that was leaked to news media.

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Modly said Crozier was removed from his post because he sent the letter over"non-secure unclassified email" to a"broad array of people" rather than up the chain of command.

"I have no doubt in my mind that Captain Crozier did what he thought was in the best interest of the safety and well-being of his crew," Modly said."Unfortunately, it did the opposite. It unnecessarily raised the alarm of the families of our sailors and Marines with no plans to address those concerns.

Modly told Reuters on Friday an investigation would determine if Crozier should face disciplinary action.The ship, which was operating in the Pacific, . By Wednesday, there were 93 positive test results, and more than 1,000 people were taken off the carrier and placed into isolation on Guam.

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EarlVaughanJr He’s a Hero. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

SECNAV

Does an 'acting' Secretary of the Navy actually have the authority to do that

NAVY CAPTAIN USS THEODORE ROSSVELT BECOME ' REAL HERO' NOT BECAUSE OF COROANVIRUS REPORTED ON BOARD SERVICEMEN BUT BECAUSE OF 'MAD MODLY' TERMINATED HIM DUE GREEN SIGNAL OF 'COMMANDER IN CHIEF' FROM HIS SACRED COMMAND & COMMENT OF TRUTH! AuthorWGA-Amazon

There was no justice in firing the Navy Captain. I would think they would him to be concerned about the health of his men/women. If not there is definitely something wrong with the Military.

It's a crime to do this to a fine, loved, Captain. Trump is such a weak little frightened man.

CutyDave They are too passive...these soldiers they should take arms and tell the military no one else will get on that ship as commander - create the biggest crisis the military ever seen by a stupid con artist civilian...Give us our commander back

What I gather: There were no serious cases. They were the battle group who were engaged with the Chinese navy in a brazen signal by Trump by sending the ships thru Taiwan straits. China fired back by having their controlled US media leak the letter. It was a dismissable offense.

Decision can have unforeseen consequences. He seemingly had good intentions for his crew when he sent the notification out but someone in that chain up or down command-apparently didn't give a dam about him and leaked it to the media.

There is a chain of command that all military personnel must follow. Although this captain acted in good faith, he still did not follow the chain of command.

Bringing something of that magnitude to attention gets you dismissed Shit is fucked up and we have to correct it in November. BlueNoMatterWho TraitorTrump

doctor, nurse and so on....they shouldn't be fired.they just tell us the truth.

Unfortunate situation. I do not know military regulations so as long as military regulations are followed...

Difficult choices for the Captain, but he cares unlike Trump&Co.

Light and love sent to all

To the navy's top brass from a naval veteran you need to start protecting your sailors more than KISSING TRUMP'S ASS

Tom_Winter TRUMPISM

A real Commander-in-Cheif like a President Biden will right this WRONG. Vote Biden 2020. realDonaldTrump

....so there’s that leaked thingy. And here’s how that works in the navy “loose lips shrink ships” got it...now thanks for putting American live at jeopardy for a news bite.

Didn't follow chain of command. Put lives at risk. Not how it should be done.

AMEN!!😢😢😢

Who leaked his letter

If it weren't for this man, the men and women on that ship would've died and no one would've ever known why or how. Telling the truth is a dangerous thing in these times, but it's still the right thing to do.

When people here don't realize that Capt. Brett Crozier, put more then just his men at risk by publicly disclosure of the state of military effectiveness of an aircraft carrier. . 🙄

I have military ALL in my family and that is a disgrace

CrozierIsAHero

Loose lips (leaks) sink ships! I have been on many Carriers with similar incidents, but the CO’s followed guidelines & regulations and resolved the problem! BRAVO ZULU SECNAV for doing the right thing! GoNavy

Actually that is incorrect the video y'all are showing of the cheering was taking from the post of them sending the Roosevelt to new york he did get fired but y'all are putting a huge spin on it..domt us are military and navy like that to get votes is a disgrace

All those sailors supporting Crozier speaks volumes. Will Donald Trump give him his special Edward Gallagher Navy reinstatement?

Their cheers are great, but he told Russia & China that one of our greatest weapons was out of commission. Media tries to portray this as something negative against the Trump administration. This was dangerous by a Captain who knew better. He told others outside of his command.

Pardons and shows of war criminal. Fires and hides Captain pleading for his crew’s health That’s all you need to know about what this admin actually thinks of our military. Actions speak much louder than words.

He endangered everyone on the ship by basically announcing to the world on an unsecured line that a war ship was disabled .

This President continues to show a complete failure of “leadership” in every definition of the word!

to whom was the letter written? Was chain of command followed? Who 'leaked' the letter? Were superiors responsive to Capt concerns?

This is wrong!

He is a true hero.

WillieGeist Whistleblower Law should remedy this injustice!

He should be court marshaled for what he did.

He was relieved because of HOW he did it-- not that he did it.

Crozier 2020

Saving lives, evidently is grounds for dismissal

President Medina the Dominican Republic secret that whatever he wants to call when the curfew passes quarantine. quarantine

He was relieved of duty for the leak, not for raising the concerns. FakeNews hacks

We needed a hero.

Just to clarify: He wasn't relieved of his command because he raised concerns. He was relieved from his command because he didn't follow the chain of command which is a pretty big thing for the military.

Trump kicks this hero out but pardons a murderer turned in by his own guys.

Captain Crozier should receive the MEDAL that realDonaldTrump gave to Rush Limbaugh. Give me a BREAK. That Captain is a HERO, protecting his Sailors WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU TRUMP?

Shame on all those who relieved this Captain of his command! The current situation with Covid19 is NOT the time to relieve someone like that if his/her command!

This is 'fake' media at its best. No matter what the crisis, you have to exploit and divide America.. This Captain chose to inform people outside of his command, not just his superiors. What he did was told Russia & China that one of our critical ships was out of service.

Why cheers? Because Crozier put the well being of his crew above his own career. I know we get so wrapped up in fantasy until we can't appreciate reality anymore. But Captains Kirk and Picard aside; this guy is the real deal. Capt. Brett Crozier is a hero.

He represents what a commander does to protect his men and women who serve on his ship. We need more leaders like that than the idiots we have now

Morning_Joe Trump & his mafia is hideous!!! What happened to our American values? IStandWithCaptCrozier

Keep your head up and do it with proud.

For 37 years I worked for the DON and only a couple of times did I meet a Captain that would put his sailors health over his career. Captain Crozier, Bravo Zulu! You will be remembered on the right side of history.

This Captain Brett Crozier is A true American HERO!

Morning_Joe Even if you don’t like what he did. Why don’t you talk about what happened, learn from it and move on. Why do people get fired when overall they are good people? Everyone knows he was saving lives.

He's a hero doing whatever it takes to save his crew! Complete opposite of realDonaldTrump who sacrificed American lives for his stupidity, narcissistic, wealth and political career

WillieGeist Why is some one fired for raising concern for those he commands?

Its not what he did thats the problem its how he did it.

Morning_Joe He broke the chain of command! Under a Democrat president, that would be the headline and we all know it

He is a true hero! It turns out that your government's way of solving problems is to solve them who reported the problems

This was ALL TRUMP not the navy secretary - make no mistake about it

Morning_Joe

Disgusting. And they also cheered Trump pardoning convicted murderer Eddie Gallagher. Just an awful time to be serving. Awful time to be an American.

WillieGeist Fired for telling the truth. theamericanway whataretheyhiding

Morning_Joe The captain sacrificed himself to save the lives of his crew

WillieGeist True leadership. May God bless him.

Morning_Joe Is it b/c he raised concerns or b/c he let it happen or how he responded to what happened? What is the factual basis of your conclusion or are you simply relying on post hoc ergo propter hoc?

You cant risk national security during a nation emergency . Especially now!

This is what HERO looks like. Not an a.m. radio dickwad, not a douche selling arms to our ally’s enemy to facilitate the overthrow of a LatAm government, not a murderer who took selfies with corpses of civilians in Afghanistan. Time for new priorities.

WillieGeist He resembles Robin Williams

I swear, 45 only likes war criminals.

We respect and honor your dignity and courage. You put the lives of your sailors before your own. That's LEADERSHIP. That's HUMANITY at its best.

I hope the Navy corrects their hasty decision to relieve him.

He broadcast to our enemies that the aircraft carrier was combat impaired. That’s inexcusable. He had to go.

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