Bog #3: Loverde: Our military needs every bit of help it can get

While I was searching for an article on the AustinAmericanStatesman entitled Loverde: Our military needs every bit of help it can get, by: Anthony Loverde.



The article is refering to the time that Anthony Loverde served in the military up until he told his commanding officer he was gay. His commanding officer said "It has been an honor serving with you, if there is any thing you need you let me know." then sent him home. He was sent home because he violated federal law when he admitted he was gay and in the military. This law the military finally admitted was wrong. I agree with Mr. Loverde, at this point in the war and what all is still going on in Iraq it is my opinion that the militry let gays and lesbians serve inthe military openly. Just because these people might be gay or a lesbian that doesnt mean that they can not sever in the military just as well as any other man or woman who are staright.



Mr. Loverde Recived an honorable discharge and was hired on with the KBR as a defense contractor soon after his discharge papers went through. He was sent back to Iraq and began working with men that he served with while on active duty. I agree whole heartedly that the federal law of "dont ask, dont tell" needs to be repealed and takin out of law as sson as possible. The military is becoming increasingly thin of people to defend our country, letting gay men and women serve in the military whom may have been turned down when first appling would increase the people in out defenses and open the doors for more and more gay men and women to enter the military and sever our country the same way that straight men and women do.



If the "dont ask, dont tell" law is repealed the opportunities fo rmen and women whom are gaya would be great. They would no longer need to hide their sexuality and live their life as the person that they truly are with out living in fear that if they enlisted without telling the recruting officers that they were gay and then get sent to combat in Iraq our to any other base and told a fellow service member that they were gay and violating federal law and suffering the reprocutions of being discharged.



Gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve in the military with out living in fear of being discharged or living a life that isnt true to them.