The former commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt received a thunderous sendoff from his sailors Friday morning. Capt. Brett Crozier walked off the USS Theodore Roosevelt for the final time on Friday, but the crew on board made sure he knew how they felt about him.
Crozier was dismissed Thursday after a letter he penned to warn of coronavirus cases on board ended up in the hands of the media. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates The letter said more than 100 sailors had been infected and that the outbreak could kill service members unless immediate action was taken, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Stars and Stripes.