Ask and Tell: Gay and Lesbian Veterans Speak Out

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CONTENTS Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 The Greatest Generation 5 2 Korea and the Cold War 29 3 Vietnam 59 4 The Academies 93 5 The Women’s War for Inclusion 130 6 The Gulf War 152 7 The Ban 185 8 Out Ranks 210 9 Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq 229 Appendix 1: A Note on Oral History and Editing Interviews 255 Appendix 2: Interviewees 262 Notes 263 Index 275 This page intentionally left blank ILLUSTRATIONS Burt Gerrits 20 Maurine McFerrin DeLeo 48 Bob Yeargan 65 Judith Crosby 74 Ted Samora 79 Steve Clark Hall 105 Je√ Petrie 114 Steve Boeckels 126 Brenda Vosbein 139 Patty Duwel 148 Greg Mooneyham 160 Dusty Pruitt 193 Vince Patton 206 Virgil Richard 216 Keith Kerr 226 Robert Stout 250 This page intentionally left blank ...