they're ALREADY serving. the ONLY difference

would now be, they wouldn't have to LIE

they ARE serving and they have ALWAYS served and they will continue to serve. equal rights FOR ALL

Pentagon supports ending 'don't ask, don't tell' law for gays in military

By Craig Whitlock and Greg Jaffe

Washington Post Staff Writers

The Pentagon's top leaders declared Tuesday for the first time that -- after decades of opposition and equivocation from the armed forces -- they support an end to the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military. "Speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. His words were echoed by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who said the Pentagon is preparing for a repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law..............

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