Pentagon: Chaplains may officiate over same-sex weddingsBy Chris Johnson on September 30, 2011
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/30/pentagon-clarifies-rules-allowing-same-sex-weddings/
The Pentagon issued on Friday guidance clarifying that military chaplains are allowed to officiate over same-sex marriages and base facilities can be used for same-sex weddings in states where such unions are legal.
In two separate memos to the military services, top Pentagon officials specify that such actions are possible in the wake of the end to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
In one memo dated Sept. 30, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness Clifford Stanley writes military chaplains "may participate or officiate any private ceremony" provided such ceremonies aren't prohibited by local or state law.
