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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 09:35 PM
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sharp drop in gays being discharged from the military due to the needs of war.
The Washington Post's Ann Scott Tyson reports that there has been a sharp drop in gays being discharged from the military due to the needs of war. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/13/AR2007031301174.html

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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 09:46 PM
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1. demand, meet supply....
Way back when, in our little dust-up (Vietnam) the Navy and Air Force had plenty of gay guys.

We had two guys on our Team who were gay and nobody gave a damn.

Because they were smart and fearless and were the kind of guys that you would hope would be alongside you in a tough spot.
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Xerxes Donating Member (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 09:53 PM
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2. Surprise.... not
Further proof that the arguments against having gays in the military are BS. Once soldiers are in combat together, stupid prejudices go away, just like they did with African Americans in World War Two.
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