At this time the 32nd Reign would like to say thank you to our men and women who are serving, or who have served, this nation in our armed services. These incredible American citizens risked their lives for this country. Whether or not you believe this to be a just war it is imperative to stand strongly behind the men and women who are in harm's way, far from home and family.
This Veteran's Day we would like to highlight that there are still thousands of men and women serving in the armed forces like Lt. Col. Victor J. Fehrenbach, USAF, currently stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Fehrenbach, a heavily decorated genuine American war hero, is scheduled to be discharged from service to our nation because he is gay. This Veterans' Day please remember that the LGBT men and women in uniform often carry a greater sacrifice while deployed: the inability to talk freely with their same-sex partners, knowing that their partners will not be the first to know if something dreadful happens, that their partners and children will not be afforded the same rights and stipends that their heterosexual counterparts receive. Remember the burden of duty, but also remember the extra burden that is placed upon LGBT veterans.
This Veteran's Day take the time to educate yourself and others about the un-American and anti-patriotic "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that unfairly bars LGBT Americans from their right to perform their patriotic duty in service to the United States.
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