A lot has changed since the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and some things have stayed the same, but today marks a new milestone in the months since the ban on gays serving openly in the military was repealed: The appointment of the first openly gay general.
For the first time in U.S. history, the Defense Department has announced that it will, for one day only, allow service members to march in uniform in San Diego's Gay Pride Parade on Saturday.
Gen. James F. Amos, the head of the U.S. Marines who wasn't too thrilled with Don't Ask Don't Tell being repealed in September, is thrilled today with how the lift on the ban of gays in the military has gone so far, reports the AP.
The World War II vet's career as an activist began after being forced out of the U.S. Army
The Daily Show host marked the end of the policy barring gays from openly serving
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