Team,

When I served in the Obama Administration as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy, we always put the welfare of our Sailors and Marines first.

Earlier this week, Navy Captain Brett Crozier pleaded with the Pentagon to evacuate sailors from his ship, the USS Teddy Roosevelt, as coronavirus tore through the ship and sickened more than one hundred sailors.

In a letter, he warned: “Sailors do not need to die. If we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset — our sailors.”

Instead of listening to Captain Crozier, Trump and his Pentagon officials FIRED this leader for standing up for the safety of his ship. Under President Obama's leadership, our Secretaries of Defense and the Navy never would have shown that type of disrespect to our leaders on the front lines.

Can you sign our petition to the Acting Secretary of the Navy with a simple message? Reverse this Decision, Listen to Unit Commanders and Save Lives.

Thanks for all you do,

Maura Sullivan
Iraq War Veteran, USMC
Former Senior Advisor to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus
Twitter: @maurasullivan