Post by peterd on Jun 27, 2012 5:45:54 GMT -8
In June 2011, Capt. Matthew Phelps had already served for nearly a decade in the Marine Corps, hiding the fact that he was gay because of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the law that barred gays from serving openly.
He had just begun his new job as a company commander at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and, even though the 20-year-old law was just months away from ending, he still did not want to come out, for fear of being dismissed from the Corps.
What a difference a year and repeal made.
www.military.com/daily-news/2012/06/27/pentagon-holds-first-gay-pride-event.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1
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I guess the movie Stripes is politically incorrect.
He had just begun his new job as a company commander at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and, even though the 20-year-old law was just months away from ending, he still did not want to come out, for fear of being dismissed from the Corps.
What a difference a year and repeal made.
www.military.com/daily-news/2012/06/27/pentagon-holds-first-gay-pride-event.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1
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I guess the movie Stripes is politically incorrect.