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Yesterday was an historic day. The President spoke at the commencement ceremony of the Air Force Academy, and nearly eight months after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” the Academy graduated its first openly gay cadets.  The cadets were not identified but school officials confirmed that since repeal of the policy at least four [...]
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Eight months after a repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, the U.S. Air Force Academy today graduated its first group of openly gay cadets. As President Obama addressed the graduates, no ... Read Post

Though there wasn’t any particularly visible recognition, the recent commencement ceremony at the Air Force Academy was an important milestone: there were openly gay cadets graduating for the first time. The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don... Read Post

It was no ordinary graduation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs yesterday, for it was the school's first commencement since the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, meaning that among the thousand or so cadets who receiv... Read Post