Freedom is Not Free
As a Marine Veteran I’m honored to be among the men and women who have served to protect our country and our rights.
Every veteran knows what it’s like to stand at the position of attention, raise their right hand and swear the oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. We are Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen. But above all we are Americans.
From rooting out insurgents in the mountains of Afghanistan to taking the beaches of Normandy to rebuilding a school in post-war South Korea, veterans have sacrificed greatly so that we can have our freedoms and rights.
But we need your help. Freedom is not free and the cost of freedom must be paid by all Americans. We all must fight to ensure that all men and women are treated equally and fairly under the Constitution. Our nation was born under the idea that all are created equal.
But at this moment, gay service members are protecting our freedoms, but can be kicked out just for being gay because of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). This law must be repealed and we must act now.
Call the Senate switchboard today at (202) 224-3121 and urge both your senators to pass the defense bill during lame-duck session to ensure we have repeal this year.
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is wrong because it discriminates against a group of people who are willing to and have served in the military since the birth of this nation. It undermines our very Constitution, which grants equal protection under the law. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was wrong when it was passed into law in 1993 and it is wrong now. More than 14,000 men and women have been discharged because of this terrible law, including me.
On this Veterans Day, think about all the men and women who have served and also think about those who are serving now.
Pick up the phone, call your senators at (202) 224-3121, and tell them to vote for the defense bill as passed out of committee during lame-duck session.
Let’s defend all of our freedoms by helping to end DADT.
11-11-10 By Julianne H. Sohn, former Marine Captain |
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