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Title: Military's hostile climate victimizes families of gays
Post by: Shana A on January 28, 2008, 07:28:37 AM
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Deb Price
Military's hostile climate victimizes families of gays

The three moms talk glowingly about their sons.

One son is Darren Manzella, a decorated Army medic who, while in Iraq, provided medical services to U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians during more than 100 street patrols in Baghdad.

Then there's Barry Winchell, a private first class who had just one more test to pass before achieving his dream of being an Army helicopter pilot.