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President Obama Signs Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: “Out of Many, We Are One”

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With his signature today, President Obama put in motion the end of the Pentagon’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which has hurt our military as a whole, has forced thousands of those who serve to do so under a cloud of anxiety and isolation, and has stood as a symbol of the barriers to unity and equality in our country. As the President put it, “For we are not a nation that says, ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ We are a nation that says, ‘Out of many, we are one.’”

During the signing ceremony in a packed auditorium at the Interior Department, President Obama said, “No longer will tens of thousands of Americans in uniform be asked to live a lie or look over their shoulder.” Quoting the Chairman of his Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, Pres. Obama went on to declare, “Our people sacrifice a lot for their country, including their lives. None of them should have to sacrifice their integrity as well.”

This piece includes a number of high resolution color photographs, as well as the video of the signing ceremony.

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2 comments // President Obama Signs Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: “Out of Many, We Are One”

  • unclecharlie
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      unclecharlie  

    • ha! Ha! How many of you are military veterans? We had an open homosexual on our ship, and whenever he took to the showers, the bathroom cleared out. Goes without saying he had no friends on board. Got discharged because of it, got a job at a 7-11. No opinion here, just sayin'........

    • 1 year ago
  • maebenot
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      maebenot  

    • Good for him. Does the sexuality of our soldiers really matter that much when they are voluntarily risking their lives to protect the integrity of our country and the lives of millions of people around the world? Sounds to me like this policy was put in to act either by a major homophobe or someone who was a closet homosexual (which ironically are usually homophobes).

    • 1 year ago
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