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Wounded Marine Challenges Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

HeadlineMar 01, 2007

The first U.S. marine to suffer a critical injury in Iraq is speaking out against the ban on openly gay and lesbians in the military. The marine, Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, lost his right leg after stepping on a land mine. Alva, who is gay, says his injury led him to come out so could he seek the same rights for all servicemembers regardless of sexual orientation.

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