It’s an Obama world…
In this July 16, 2011 file photo shows members of the military marching in the Gay Pride Parade in San Diego. The Defense Department on Thursday, July 19, 2012 announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time in U.S. history. The department said it was making the exception for Saturday’s San Diego Gay Pride Parade because organizers had encouraged military personnel to march in their uniform and the event was getting national attention. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Finally, US service members will be allowed to wear their uniform in parade… As long as it’s a gay pride parade.
The AP reported:
The Defense Department on Thursday announced it is allowing service members to march in uniform in a gay pride parade for the first time in U.S. history.
In a memorandum sent to all its branches, the department said it was making the allowance for San Diego’s Gay Pride Parade on Saturday even though its policy generally bars troops from marching in uniform in parades.
The Defense Department said it did so because organizers had encouraged military personnel to march in their uniform and the event was getting national attention.
The move came only weeks after the Pentagon joined the rest of the U.S. government for the first time in marking June as gay pride month and made an official salute to gay and lesbian service members.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed in a video message to remove as many barriers as possible to making the military a model of equal opportunity and said gays and lesbians can be proud in uniform with the repeal last year of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law.
How many phony soldiers do you think will turn out?
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