Obama appoints openly gay service member to West Point board

[jefferson_dem]

Obama appoints openly gay service member to West Point board
By David Lerman, Wednesday, July 6, 6:43 PM

President Obama on Tuesday appointed an openly gay Army veteran, Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton, to the Board of Visitors at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Fulton, who will be the board’s first openly gay member, graduated from West Point in 1980 as a member of the first class to admit women. She served for five years in the Army Signal Corps and was honorably discharged with the rank of captain.

She is the executive director and co-founder of Knights Out, an organization of gay male and lesbian West Point graduates and supporters, the White House said in a statement announcing her appointment.

“I’m proud to have the opportunity to support the cadets who will lead our Army in the coming years,” Fulton said in a news release issued by OutServe, an association of gay military personnel. “And I’m pleased that the president is clearly setting the stage for a post-‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ military with appointments like this. It is my honor to continue to serve the Academy and the Army that I love.”

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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

1. You'll get very few DU rec's because it's Obama, but I'll do my part.

K&R!!!!! :toast:

[jefferson_dem]

2. Thank you.

Try as they might, the serial cynics cannot diminish the signficance of such steps on the road toward equality. :toast:

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[CakeGrrl]

5. K/R to the OP, but let's see

How long it takes before he's accused of pandering for votes for 2012.

[Drale]

6. I'm not sure, how fast do crazy people's minds work? /nt

[jenmito]

4. K&R! This is the second time today I'm doing this:

:bounce:

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[Pisces]

8. Excellent news!! K & R

[Phx_Dem]

9. Shhhh. Don't tell Dan Choi. He's having too much fun

pretending to be Cindy Sheehan.