Feb
2nd
Tue
2nd
Mr. Chairman, speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal and professional belief that allowing homosexuals to serve openly would be the right thing to do.
No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.
For me, it comes down to integrity — theirs as individuals and ours as an institution.
— Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell hearings.