Sorry it was a deep story. I just think there is this huge urge by many to automatically declare this a bigoted, homophobic decision etc etc. But the reality the decision ultimately is about the fact he was not honest on his enlistment papers.
And again having said that- those were different times. I do think way too many people spend a ton of time looking back at what things were done in the past focusing on what was wrong back then and completely missing the idea that we as humans learn, evolve and change.
What happened to him under current law cannot happen now- unless of course he were to lie and he'd be drummed out again. It is my hope that people start spending at least equal time thinking about what is changing and being done right as we move forward.
Sorry it was a deep story. I just think there is this huge urge by many to automatically declare this a bigoted, homophobic decision etc etc. But the reality the decision ultimately is about the fact he was not honest on his enlistment papers.
And again having said that- those were different times. I do think way too many people spend a ton of time looking back at what things were done in the past focusing on what was wrong back then and completely missing the idea that we as humans learn, evolve and change.
What happened to him under current law cannot happen now- unless of course he were to lie and he'd be drummed out again. It is my hope that people start spending at least equal time thinking about what is changing and being done right as we move forward.