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"Well let's see, for one thing, in WW2 we didn't have a president leading the charge to let gays openly serve in the military. And whether you know it or not, there wasn't even a HINT of homosexuality known by 99% of the troops in WW2 because it was hidden and not accepted. Go sit with a couple of WW2 veterans at a local VFW club and ask them, "Hey pops, were there any pickle smokers serving with you there on Iwo Jima?" Prepare to get your ass whipped by a couple of old men"

I agree to some degree, but I offer this. In the first Iraq war, I had the chance to play in the desert. There was one officer who was not "openly" gay, but he didn't hide it either. Many
b!t*ched about it during Desert Shield...when we crossed into Iraq under Desert Storm, funny, when he was behind us and in some cases ahead of us leading the way into harms way...we forgot about his preference for men over women. I'd take a round for him the same way he'd took shrapnel for some of his men. My point, men will argue against most anything until the blood flows, then it doesn't really matter, and any real soldier will tell you in combat, crap like gay/straight does not matter...as long as you can fight and you don't leave anyone behind.