Media AdvisoryDate: Saturday, 18 December 2010
Contact:
Cliff4vets (at) aol (dot) comDear Fellow Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Heterosexual Veterans & Advocates:
On the morning of March 15, 1778, after having been court-martialed on charges of attempted sodomy,
Lt. Gotthold Frederick Enslin, became the first known soldier in our Country's history to be
“drummed out” of the Continental Army on grounds of homosexuality -- with orders of
“Never to return!”
Well, today, 232 years later, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender servicemembers and veterans have RETURNED, with the repeal of the US Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy by an affirmative vote of the US Senate. Yes, today, Lt. Gotthold Frederick Enslin finally rests in peace, as do ALL other GLB&T veterans who gave their lives in service to our Country.
( History will record that the sky did not fall down upon us, and the Earth did not quit spinning. )