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.
Looks like it will take a killer asteroid strike to get the world right again.
Ha. The way things look around here, you’ll be directing your question to Bernie Sanders.
“I’m proud that he put his head down and he did his work”
WTF!!
Don’t know if it will involve an asteroid, but it will involve blood and fire.
Then why is it relevant that he is homosexual?
Too much information.
Made me snort out loud laughing! Thanks.
Which means he’s been lying for years.
Oh for the love of....
Why I chose to leave the Army and pursue my own business venture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RprtLmK8yqc
warning: bad language!
Now that was just funny!
Without a homosexual as CIC, maybe the ‘fervor’ will go away.
All homo, all the time.
Guess they couldn’t find a Naval Officer with Down’s Syndrome to make them feel good about themselves.
I really don’t even know where to start with the entirety of what is written here in this article.
SMH, and WTF is all I can think of....and a shower.
Executive orders.
I would start by cashiering everyone in the existing chain of command that supported and implemented this crap.
I would order the immediate discharge of any "gay" anything in the US Armed Forces. I would tell the Federal Judges to go F*** themselves, and I would refuse to obey anything they said on the matter that does not conform to what I have decided to do.
Where’s the Oh not this Ess guy?
Every time I see that name, I remember my readings of Nostradamus: "The Mabus" is a high servant of the anti-Christ, and his 'untimely death' is the signal of the start of the Final Battle / Amageddon.
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