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The end of don't ask don't tell : the impact in studies and personal essays by service members and veterans / edited by J. Ford Huffman and Tammy S. Schultz.

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Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps University Press, [2012]

Gay military personnel -- United States.

Gay military personnel -- United States -- Public opinion.

Gay military personnel -- United States -- Biography

9780160905469 (paperback)

016090546X (paperback)

xix, 254 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Introduction / J. Ford Huffman and Tammy S. Schultz -- Part one. The reports -- After repeal : lessons from foreign militaries / Nora Bensahel -- The case for military family readiness : support for the committed same-sex partners and families of gay service members / Thomas Dolan and Randall J. Biggs -- An analysis of opinion : the impact of "don't ask don't tell", its repeal, and the proposed plan to implement the repeal / Darrel L. Choat -- It's time to redefine the Marine warrior / Alasdair B.G. Mackay -- Part two. The essays -- Introduction to the essays / J. Ford Huffman -- To think critically and creatively, to dare to know / Michael F. Belcher -- Serving while openly gay : Coming out in 1993 and serving as a gay Marine / Justin Crockett Elzie ; An openly gay Navy officer for four years / R. Dirk Selland -- Women at war : I represent the people whose voices aren't heard / Vernice Armour ; A high five instead of a kiss / Kristen Kavanaugh ; In a combat zone I was worried that I would be found out / Julianne H. Sohn -- Return to duty : Gay troops will continue to conduct themselves with honor / Antonio G. Agnone ; I hope to resume my career as an officer and a leader / Michael D. Almy ; A law that said I am not good enough to serve / David Hall ; Repeal is a testament to the core values of the United States / Joseph Christopher Rocha -- One of my best friends : Of 5,936 floggings, only 5 for "homosexual offenses" / Mark D. Faram ; Joe's story is the one I tell most often / Seth Moulton -- At ease with myself : I allowed law to compromise honor, courage, commitment / Darrel L. Choat ; It is possible that someone in the room is gay / Dirk Diener ; Coming out to a fellow Marine was no big deal / Brian Fricke ; "Buck up and serve honorably" / Justin H. Johnson ; After a first salute to two new officers, devastation / Ed Luna ; The moral dilemma of honor and deception / Alasdair B.G. Mackay ; Investigated 17 times in 23 years of service / Kristen L. Tobin ; A legacy of the holocaust, Normandy, and Vietnam / Stacy J. Vasquez -- Marching forward : A time to empower gay troops to speak for themselves / Lara A. Ballard ; The knife is out of their backs / Michelle M. Benecke ; Reactions from indifference to open support / David Cogdill ; The law magnified a cultural barrier / Andrew Harris ; Services will get on with the business at hand / Brendan P. Kearney.

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