‘You are justified in being angry with me’ — Read the SECNAV’s final memo to the fleet
J.D. Simkins
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, capping perhaps the most tumultuous 24-hour public relations fiasco the sea service has ever encountered.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed Modly’s resignation in an official statement, saying, “He resigned on his own accord, putting the Navy and the Sailors above self so that the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, and the Navy as an institution, can move forward,†Esper said in an official statement.
“His care for the Sailors was genuine. Secretary Modly served the nation for many years, both in and out of uniform. I have the deepest respect for anyone who serves our country, and who places the greater good above all else. ... I wish him all the best.â€
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/04/07/you-are-justified-in-being-angry-with-me-read-the-secnavs-final-memo-to-the-fleet/
