▁speech ▁on ▁board ▁a ▁U . S . ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁suggesting ▁that ▁Captain ▁Cro z ier ▁might ▁be ▁' st up id ' ." ▁House ▁Spe aker ▁Nancy ▁Pel osi ▁and ▁Represent ative ▁Ela ine ▁L uria ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁Mod ly , ▁with ▁L uria , ▁a ▁Navy ▁veter an , ▁saying ▁he ▁was ▁" in ▁no ▁way ▁fit " ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Navy . ▁Represent ative ▁Jack ie ▁Spe ier , ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁Committee ' s ▁panel ▁on ▁military ▁personnel , ▁also ▁critic ized ▁the ▁trip . ▁In ▁the ▁evening , ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁speech , ▁Mod ly ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁the ▁comment . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁ 7 ▁April , ▁he ▁res igned ▁his ▁position . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April , ▁G ild ay ▁and ▁acting ▁Navy ▁secretary ▁James ▁Mc Ph erson ▁recommended ▁to ▁Secretary ▁Es per ▁that ▁Cro z ier ▁be ▁re inst ated . ▁ ▁Death s ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 ▁the ▁first ▁fatal ity ▁among ▁the ▁sail ors ▁from ▁the ▁ship , ▁a ▁ 4 1 - year - old ▁chief ▁pet ty ▁officer , ▁was ▁announced . ▁Charles ▁Th acker ▁Jr . ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁active - d ut y ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁to ▁die ▁of ▁Cov id - 1 9 . ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁confirmed ▁cases ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁on ▁naval ▁ships ▁ 2