American and true patriot Amy Brian has served in the Kansas National Guard since 1991. In 2004, her unit was sent to fight in George W. Bush's mismanaged Iraq War. While there, Brian was driving a light mobile tactical vehicle in a convoy when they were delayed in Baghdad. While there, her unit was hit by an IED, or improvised explosive device. None of the troops was seriously injured, and the convoy soon continued on its mission.
This past August, after some nosy bitch co-worker (who obviously has way too much time on her hands) reported to officials that she saw Brian kissing another woman, the reservist was handcuffed and taken into custody, where she was informed that she was being removed from her unit while an investigation is conducted for homosexual conduct.
An American patriot if ever there was one, this woman put her life on the line in Iraq. And now she's being told she can't serve because of who she loves in her private life?
Let me tell you...this is one issue on which I won't budge. If President Obama doesn't keep his promise to repeal the pitiful and cowardly "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy before the end of his first term, then this voter is going to have an awfully hard time supporting him for a second term.
Too many Americans have been removed from service over this archaic policy - Americans whose contributions to national service are too important to be stymied: interpreters, navy seals, the list goes on and on. This policy is an embarrassment and needs to go away.
