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The Virginia National Guard could still exclude gays from service once federal regulations repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy are issued, but it would likely lose its lifeline of federal funding, according to an opinion issued by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. The opinion, released Friday, came in response to a request by Del. William R. Janis, R-Henrico, and on the heels of House Bill 2474, submitted by Del. Robert G. Marshall, R-Prince William, that would keep in force the current "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the Virginia National Guard. Cuccinelli issued another opinion Friday advising that two...

OUR TROOPS DEFEND US ON THE FRONTLINES WE DEFEND THEM AT HOME RALLY FOR THE TROOPS DOWNTOWN RICHMOND VA SEPTEMBER 19, 2005, MONDAY 11:45AM – 1:00pm VA. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD RECRUITMENT CTR 304 W. BROAD ST. RICHMOND, VA Join us in a rally for the Troops & counter-protest at an appearance of Cindy Sheehan’s Bring Them Home Tour.Show our Military men and women that we support them and their mission. Cindy’s people do NOT speak for us and they do NOT speak for most Americans! Directions: -Heading downtown on Broad St., go to the 3rd block past Belvidere. -The...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Army News Service, April 27, 2004) -- A few hundred Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers, who are preparing to serve in Afghanistan, would like to set the record straight. They are getting more equipment than they know what to do with. They are getting the best equipment that the Army can buy. They are getting the time and the opportunity to train with it. They do not consider themselves second-class Soldiers. In short, the 550 or so Soldiers in the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry at Fort Bragg, N.C., are convinced they will look just like every other...