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.
Franklin Kameny served in the Army during World War II. After being fired from his job for his sexuality, he became a prominent LGBTQ activist.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Rupert Starr who became a prisoner of war (POW) in Germany during World War II and later became a well-known LGBTQ+ activist.
During Pride Month the iNET InnoVAtor of the Month features two iNET investees who support the LGBTQ community with PRIDE in All Who Served.
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