<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Lifting the ban will still not allow soldiers to be out because they will still get their ass beat by other soldiers. That is just the reality. But I do think Obama will lift the official ban sometime during his administration. </DIV>
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<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan<BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 11/18/08, Bill London <I><london@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Bill London <london@moscow.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Ex-Generals, Admirals: Repeal Policy on Gays<BR>To: "Dan Carscallen" <areaman@moscow.com>, vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 3:48 PM<BR><BR><PRE>Dan -- you ask: Does it matter?
yes, it does.
we will never know about their sexual orientation, but I think it is safe to
assume that many were gay and were drafted or volunteered to serve....and
died.
While, yes they were all Americans, some were gay and thus have found their
rights diminished and their lives threatened as Americans.
Of course honor them.
And honor them by correcting that ancient wrong.
BL
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From: "Dan <SPAN>Carscallen</SPAN>" <areaman@moscow.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Ex-Generals, Admirals: Repeal Policy on Gays
> Tom asks:
> "Of the 58,195 names on the Vietnam Wall, how many do you figure
belong to
> gay/homosexual soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines?"
>
> in response, I would ask:
>
> Does it matter? Gay or straight, they made the supreme sacrifice.
>
> Those names belong to Americans. And we honor them.
>
> DC
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