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Top Marine Says DADT Repeal Won't Lead to Exodus in Force
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The Marine Corps commandant who once said openly gay service members would be a dangerous "distraction" and was among the most outspoken opponents of repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy said today he does not expect to lose troops over the change. "I haven't had any indication yet at all, not at all," Gen. James Amos told reporters when asked if he expected the mass exodus of troops that Sen. John McCain and other critics predicted if the ban was lifted. Amos was visiting troops in Afghanistan's Helmand Province when President Barack Obama signed the repeal ...
Band to Spend New Year's Rocking Troops in Germany, Kosovo
By David Moye - AOL NewsWhat are you doing New Year's Eve? Whatever it is, it probably isn't as exciting as what the up-and-coming modern rock band Acidic is doing. The band, whose members are between 18 and 21, is flying to Germany and Kosovo to entertain the troops who are stationed there as part of an Armed Forces Entertainment tour. The band will perform for troops in several undisclosed locations, sign autographs, pose for photos and extend its gratitude to America's troops. Acidic lead singer and guitarist Michael Gossard can't imagine a better way to spend his New Year's Eve. "We were so happy to get ...
Pentagon Study: Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Count on Too Much
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyThe Pentagon's sweeping review of its controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy will soon become an evidentiary exhibit in courtrooms from sea to shining sea. For example, when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals convenes in California next Monday to determine the fate of Proposition 8, the anti-same-sex marriage initiative, surely lawyers supporting equal rights for gay and lesbian couples will figure out a way to work into their argument the military's assessment of the merits of repealing its termination policy toward openly gay or lesbian service members. And next year in ...
Gay Veteran, 81, Awaits Repeal of 'Don't Ask' Policy
By Andrea Stone - AOL News
(Nov. 10) -- Garrison Phillips hasn't worn the uniform of the United States Army since he returned from Korea more than half a century ago. He calls his time in the military "a very prideful period of my life, and I can't imagine not having gone to do it." To show his pride, Phillips has marched for years in New York's Veterans Day parade. He also is a regular at another annual event: New York City's gay pride parade. Now, at 81, the former actor is watching from the sidelines as gay rights advocates fight legislative and legal battles to repeal the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy ...
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Back On, Indefinitely: Initial Reactions
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Nov. 1) -- The day before the critical midterm elections, the Obama administration has won its federal case to extend the freeze on the overturning of "don't ask, don't tell," which was ruled unconstitutional by another federal judge less than a month ago. What does it all mean? Under the previous ruling, the controversial policy of discharging openly gay servicemen and women was effectively arrested, with U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips twice maintaining that the military could no longer enforce it, despite an attempt by Obama administration lawyers to secure an emergency stay. As ...
Will Gay Service Members Retain Re-Enlistment Bonuses if DADT Returns?
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 20) -- Dan Choi, a prominent advocate against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, has re-enlisted in the Army after being discharged in July for being openly gay. This was made possible by last month's injunction by a federal judge against DADT, after which military recruiters were instructed to accept applications from openly gay applicants. Several others have joined Choi, who said, "Today is a great day we can all celebrate," after filing his papers at the Times Square Recruiting Station in New York City. For re-enlisting, Choi and others are eligible for bonuses, ...
EA Defends Taliban Name Change in 'Medal of Honor'
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Oct. 4) -- In the weeks leading up to EA's decision to finally yank a controversial feature of its new "Medal of Honor" game that would have allowed the player to control the Taliban in multiplayer mode, publisher Electronic Arts vehemently defended its position as a crucial issue of free speech and its game as a piece of art. Now that the company has relented to the increasing pressure and renamed the Taliban "opposing force," it's arguing that it isn't that important, after all. "The only thing that has changed is one seven-letter word in the menu screen," EA spokesman Jeff Brown told ...
Calif. Judge Rules Military's Ban on Gays Unconstitutional
By Theunis Bates - AOL News(Sept. 10) -- A federal judge in Riverside, Calif., has ruled that the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service personnel is unconstitutional, declaring that the so-called "don't ask, don't tell'' policy violates the First and Fifth Amendment rights of lesbians and gay men. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips said that Justice Department attorneys had failed to prove that the policy "significantly furthers government interests in military readiness or troop cohesion, or that discharge is necessary to those interests." By contrast, Phillips noted that booting homosexuals ...
Last US Combat Brigade Leaves Iraq: Instant Reactions
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Aug. 18) -- They're coming home -- early. On Wednesday evening in America, the Web lit up with the news that the final designated combat brigade, made up of some 4,000 U.S. soldiers, was leaving Iraq two weeks ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline set by President Obama. The historic moment, as MSNBC noted, effectively "... [Brings] to a close the active combat phase of a 7˝-year war that overthrew the dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein, forever defined the presidency of George W. Bush and left more than 4,400 American service members and tens of thousands of Iraqis dead." Of course, as the ...
The Few. The Proud. The New Marines?
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 13) -- Declaring "the maritime soul of the Marine Corps" is at stake, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a review of the seaborne service that since 9/11 has functioned more like a "second land army." In a speech in San Francisco, Gates spoke of "anxiety" over the future role of the service after nearly a decade of fighting on land in Afghanistan and Iraq. He said some feel the Corps has "become too heavy, too removed from their expeditionary, amphibious roots and the unique skill sets those missions require." Though many Marines are battle-tested, some "may never ...
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