Decorated Army Sergeant Discharged Under Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Homo-hater, Elaine Donnelly, president of the so-called Center for Military Readiness, who in reality has no actual military expertise or experience herself (she is a former political appointee hack), is probably having an orgasm over this news story concerning how Darren Manzella, the Army Sergeant who appeared on 60 Minutes with Lesley Stahl to tell his story of coming out of the closet to his colleagues and commanding officer, and who served openly in Kuwait without incident, has now been discharged under DADT. Ms. Donnelly would much rather see the military issue waivers to convicted felons and waive minimum educational requirements in order to meet enlistment requirements as opposed to allowing qualified, competent, patriotic gays to serve in the nation’s military. Living in the Hampton Roads area with its huge number of military personnel, many of whom are gay and lesbian, underscores the idiocy of DADT which serves no true purpose other than to pander to the bigotry and hate of frigid looking bitches like Ms. Donnelly and obsessed closet cases like Robert Knight. Here are highlights from Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)’s press release on the matter:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Decorated Army Sergeant Darren Manzella has been discharged under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law banning lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans from military service, effective June 10. The Iraq war veteran was the first openly gay active duty service member to speak with the media while serving inside a war zone. In December 2007, Manzella was profiled by the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes. He told correspondent Lesley Stahl that he served openly during much of his time in the Army, with the full support of his colleagues and command.
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“The discharge of battle-tested, talented service members like Sergeant Manzella weakens our military in a time of war. National security requires that Congress lift the ban on gays in the military and allow commanders to judge troops on their qualifications, not their sexuality,” said Adam Ebbin, Communications Director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN).
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Sergeant Manzella said, “My sexual orientation certainly didn’t make a difference when I treated injuries and saved lives in the streets of Baghdad. It shouldn’t be a factor in allowing me to continue to serve.” Manzella, 30, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002 and was twice deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While under fire on the streets of Baghdad, he provided medical care to his fellow soldiers, Iraqi National Guardsmen and civilians. He was awarded the Combat Medical Badge, and also received several other awards recognizing his courage and service.