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DADT Event in Chicago

Army Brig. Gen. Keith H. Kerr, Army Colonel Stewart Bornhoft, Navy Captain Joan E. Darrah ( all retired ) and five other former military officers will speak out against the military’s anti-gay “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ( DADT ) policy at a program benefiting the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network ( SLDN ) at Chicago’s Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, on Aug. 3, 7-9 p.m. DADT makes the United States Military the only employer in the nation which must, by law, fire someone because that person is lesbian, gay or bisexual. More than 11,000 servicemembers have been discharged under the policy. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by visiting www.chicagoSLDN.org , or calling 773-720-7610. -Jason Knight

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07-26-07