Videos showing support from the ship’s crew for Capt. Brett Crozier, the fired Navy captain of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt appeared on social media, reflecting a growing outcry over his dismissal by Navy officials
The U.S. may advise people in coronavirus hot spots to wear cloth face masks, a $350-billion loan program for small businesses launches today and cases world-wide surpass one million. WSJ’s Lorie Hirose has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: Ringo Chiu/Zuma PressWASHINGTON—Videos showing support from the ship’s crew for the fired Navy captain of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt appeared on social media Friday, reflecting a growing outcry over his dismissal by Navy officials this week.
The videos, which were posted on Facebook and Twitter, showed Capt. Brett Crozier disembarking his ship as hundreds of sailors cheered him on. The crew members chanted, “Captain Crozier!, Captain Crozier!” as he walked off the ship alone Thursday night in Guam, where the ship made port to...
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