Posted on 01/30/2016 4:55:59 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
For the first time, the military spouse of the year nominee at Naval Base Coronado is gay.
"I was the kid who didn't want to be gay," Brian Alvarado said. "I was scared."
But, there was no denying it.
He met his husband, Matthew Alvarado, online two years ago. Matthew has been an active duty sailor for the past 17 years.
"I'm proud that he put his head down and he did his work," Brian said. "He got his job done and he served his country, and he made it about the Navy and not about himself for 15 years ... It is joyful that now he can have both -- with his head up."
Perhaps the scariest moment they shared was the Christmas party for Matthew's unit.
"That moment when you say, 'Hi, this is my boyfriend Brian,' and what is the reaction going to be?" Matthew said.
"I was sweating in my tuxedo," Brian added with a laugh.
He did not let Brian know. In those moments, he was Brian's rock.
"They didn't see us as a gay couple," Matthew said. "They just saw us as a couple with their command, and it was fantastic. The unit as a whole took him in as part of the family."
That empowered Brian. He transformed what was basically a wives club with facials and manicures into a true family readiness group.
Matthew said Brian prepared them for sudden deployment, tsunamis and lockdowns. He raised money for a sailor whose house burned down, helped sailors buy homes through the VA program and helped vets get jobs.
In an interview that's supposed to be about Brian, he was honoring his husband.
"He doesn't like being called a hero, but there's just no denying it." Brian said.
Maybe that is part of why Matthew's captain's wife nominated him.
"It's just an overwhelming feeling of being thankful," Brian added.
On Monday, he will find out on if he moves to the top three for the entire Navy.
You can learn more and vote here: msoy.militaryspouse.com.
there’s a reason why the military punishes soldiers who don’t tolerate gay muslim pedophiles in Astan and Iraq those same gay pedophiles are in authority positions in the US military now
The Ray Mabus touch....
The Touch that is turning our Naval Service to s**t!
Of course this award would go to a gay man. We all know Obama’s agenda, and it never leads to anything positive.
LOL!!!
I've heard A LOT of the top brass plan to resign if Trump wins the presidency ... that would be a start ...
I guess if you are not insane...something is wrong with you. Thanks PC & LIB idiots...thanks a lot.
That was Alvarez, not Alvarado...but I can see how you could make that mistake.
Nominated on purpose to advance the agenda only because he’s a homosexual.
Yeah, the chances of a (straight) white female winning Spouse of the Year are probably nil.
I swear, there are times I want God to strike his mighty vengence on the US.
Hard to believe that double meaning was not intentional, while a nation that is not under God is a nation that has gone under, and a nation that sanctions abomination is under condemnation and is headed for damnation, which happens when the devil becomes the chief executive by proxy, as the people overall choose darkness over Light.
-—followed by he turned his back to other tasks.
He is a petty officer—E6, boatswain mate. A career field requiring a GCT (intelligence score) at the bottom of the requirements-in my day they spent a lot of time on their knees holy stoning the main decks of cruisers. I see he was on his knees for a different kind of cruising.
Yeah, I'll just bet you are.
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