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  • Gay veterans to protest military’s ‘don’t ask’ policy

    02/20/2006 5:28:37 AM PST · by Panerai · 27 replies · 1,409+ views
    Boston Herald ^ | 02/20/2006 | Marie Szaniszlo
    A group of gay and lesbian veterans will launch a national campaign tomorrow at Harvard to repeal the military’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The seven-week, nationwide speaking tour, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Starr Auditorium, will feature seven former service members who argue that the law keeps able-bodied Americans from serving in the military at a time when it is desperate to recruit and retain troops because of the war in Iraq. “A lot of people have never known a gay or lesbian person and, as a result, have...