MARINE: “How dare we exclude a group of people who want to do the same thing you do right now"

[kpete]

“You all joined for a reason: to serve,” he continued. “To protect our nation, right?”

“Yes, sergeant major,” Marines replied.

“How dare we, then, exclude a group of people who want to do the same thing you do right now, something that is honorable and noble?” Sgt. Maj. Barrett continued, raising his voice just a notch. “Right?”

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“Get over it,” he said. “We’re magnificent, we’re going to continue to be. … Let’s just move on, treat everybody with firmness, fairness, dignity, compassion and respect. Let’s be Marines.”

the rest:
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/06/21/straight-talk-from-top-enlisted-marine-on-dont-ask-repeal/

[RKP5637]

1. Recommend!!! n/t

[Maven]

2. Wow.

:patriot:

[Poll_Blind]

3. K&R!

PB

[jtuck004]

4. Highly recommended n/t

[TriMera]

5. K&R. n/t

[WildEyedLiberal]

6. Semper Fi Sgt. Major!

This just goes to show what I've suspected all along - the real troops don't give a flying fuck about ZOMG serving with teh gays. It's all the old chickenhawk bigots on the sidelines who clutch their pearls and flap their jowls who are outraged, OUTRAGED, about the thought of Our Finest Men and Women in Uniform being put upon by the plight of being in the same unit as someone who has a same-gendered sex partner. I really wish these nasty old stupid pieces of shit would stop speaking for "the troops."