On Friday, President Obama certified that the military was ready to end the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that for more than 17 years has prohibited open service by lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in the military.
It's hard to imagine the policy would have been repealed were it not for the several dozen foundations that poured more...
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The LGBT community nationwide stands at the threshold of American history.
Full repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - the military's ban on openly gay and lesbian service members - is expected by year's end as the four...
As a child, Diane Mazur was fascinated by the contents of her father's Army foot locker. The green bucket helmet, medals, uniforms and other memorabilia of wars long over drew her in and fascinated her.
"My father always spoke in a very complimentary way about his military experience - how important it was to him," recalls Mazur as she...
Reporting from Camp Pendleton—
The presentation was direct, even matter-of-fact, giving no hint of the large-scale cultural shift that the new policy represents — or of the passionate debate it provoked among politicians, religious leaders and other civilians.
There is a new policy, the young-looking colonel told 50-plus...
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On Saturday, Dec. 18 the Senate attained the 60 vote majority required for the passage of the proposed repeal of the U.S military's Don't Ask Don'...
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The US military embarked upon a massive new training program as of Feb. 1 as it adjusts to the repeal of "Don't Ask/ Don't Tell," the ban on queers serving openly in the military. It will be months before the changes make their way...
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. military will begin next month training its forces on how they should carry out the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" and expects the ban on gays serving openly in the...
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As President Obama used his State of the Union address to highlight the introduction of open homosexuals into the nation's military, the Pentagon was putting the finishing...
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Gay rights leaders are praising the nation's top Marine for setting a positive, proactive tone as the military prepares to end enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell," despite his previous warnings...
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A new video by top leaders of the Marine Corps called on service members to value "diversity" and to "faithfully implement" the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
The Marine Corps...
Why are politicians so reluctant to question the military? Why do the President, Congress and Courts so often defer to the military's preferences...
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Jeremy Johnson |
| May 8, 2012 |
Jeremy Johnson talks about the challenges of rejoining & serving in the military as a service member who was previously discharged under Don't Ask, Don't Tell.