Yesterday was Veteran's Day, and today the government is closed to honor the service of our men and women in uniform. Here are a few stories of gay veterans, proud Americans deemed unfit by our country to wear a uniform, though in some cases they left their blood and limbs in the desert of Iraq.
One of the first soldiers wounded in the Iraq war, Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, speaks out against Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Sgt. Robert Stout, an Iraq war veteran and Purple Heart recipient. His Senators, Mike Dewine and George Voinovich, both Republicans of Ohio, refused to meet with him in 2005.
A short documentary on Stephen Benjamin, a Navy Arabic Translator discharged under Don't Ask Don't Tell.
And here the Republican Presidential Candidates dishonor the service of these Americans:
1 comment:
How disheartening! It's amaqzing how they skirt the issue and don't even answer the question directly. It brings to (a brighter) light the sad current state of affairs regarding this issue. And what a flip-flop for Guilliani! >:-|
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