VA Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs reflects on the repeal of DADT, 12 years later, and offers two important messages to bring home to VA ALL who served.
This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Margaret Witt, a flight nurse instrumental in the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran George Kerr III, who served as an operations yeoman aboard the USS Nimitz and later at the Pentagon. He left the service after “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was implemented. During the height of the AIDS/HIV crisis he began a life of public health advocacy.
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a policy put into place on Feb. 28, 1994 to prevent lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) service members from serving in the military openly.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Fallon Williams, who deployed to twice to Iraq before completing her service as a behavioral health manager at Walter Reed.
In this episode of the “Ending Veteran Homelessness” podcast, we discuss how VA homeless programs are working to support LGBTQ+ Veterans.
In this episode of Borne the Battle, Josh Seefried shares his life story, from being blackmailed and outed as gay to becoming one of the nation’s foremost advocates for LGBT active-duty service members.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Toni Williams, who helped connect Marines and their families to critical resources as an administrative noncommissioned officer. She later served Veterans through the Salvation Army mobile meal program and the Washington, D.C. mayor’s office.
Tammy Smith struggled to hide her sexuality while serving in the Army. She became the highest-ranking openly gay officer after DADT was repealed in 2011.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy and Marine Corps Veteran Cassandra Williamson, a Naval Academy graduate who enlisted as a Navy cryptologic tech attached to a submarine group prior to becoming a Marine Corps officer.
This Pride Month, VA honors the service and sacrifice of LGBTQ+ service members, Veterans and their families.
LGBTQ+ Veterans and their loved ones can find the care they need to support them at VA, including crisis resources.