Your perception of time is skewed. Funeral services were held a couple of years ago:
This is truly sickening. Anyone who knows history, let alone the Bible, sees where this is all leading. Final nail in the coffin comes to mind.
THE REAL PENTAGON POLL: 91% OF SERVICE MEMBERS REJECT HOMOSEXUAL LEADERS - 1 IN 4 WOULD QUIT
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2635458/posts
MILITARY: Marines lead opposition to repeal of dont ask, dont tell
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2635350/posts
Mullen: Troops Who Balk at Change in Gay Service Policy Can Find Other Work
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2636350/posts
“Army, Marine chiefs cast doubt on gay service”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2636917/posts
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Dont Repeal Dont Ask/Dont Tell
~Dont sacrifice unit cohesion for a social experiment.~
..Both issueswomen in combat and gays in the militaryare different manifestations of a single problem: the failure of Americas political leadership to understand the factors that motivate men to fight in battle and to continue fighting under the most horrific conditionswhat professionals call combat effectiveness and unit cohesion respectively. In all the discussions of the issue, these terms seldom come up; when they do, it is only to be dismissed out of hand by those who wish to see all military positions opened to both women and homosexuals.
Those who have never served in combat have no idea what it is like...
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/dont-repeal-dont-askdont-tell
Looking at those headlines I do wonder what they think of him now.