I'll always feel humbled by those men and women who left the comforts of home and have served in the U.S. military to protect and defend our freedoms. I'm especially proud of the gay men and women who serve proudly despite it being illegal for them to do so under Don't Ask Don't Tell.
The first casualty of the current war with Iraq, Marine Sgt. Eric Alva, tells his story and why DADT should be repealed.
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Showing posts with label gay veterans. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, November 12, 2007
Honoring and Dishonoring Gay American Veterans
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:
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:
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