Navy fires USS Theodore Roosevelt captain days after he pleaded for help for sailors with coronavirus
WASHINGTON – The Navy fired the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt on Thursday, four days after he pleaded for help as the coronavirus ravaged his crew, the Navy announced.Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly announced that Navy Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved for loss of confidence.”I just know that he exercised extremely poor judgment,” Modly said.Crozier had sent an urgent letter to the U.S. Navy on Sunday, seeking to evacuate and isolate […]
