Category Archives: Combat Veterans

Wounded Troops and Partners: Supporting Intimate Relationships

Thanks to the folks at the Association of the United States Army for bringing this to my attention. The Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta hosted a one-day conference on the importance of intimate relationships in the healing process (both mental and physical) for our wounded warriors.
Among the topics to be discussed:

How healthy intimate relationships […]

Carlos Mencia on Gays in the Military


Center for Military Readiness Update

There’s always something good at the Box Turtle Bulletin. In a post from yesterday, they update us on Elaine Donnelly and the Center for Military Readiness, the one organization dedicated to keeping gays out of the military.
It seems Ms. D has started a new website she is calling “Americans for the Military.” To put it […]

USA Today Op-Eds

Take a look at these op-eds appearing in today’s edition of USA Today:
Repeal of Don’t ask, Don’t tell Could Ease Army Shortage
Author of the first op-ed is Aubrey Sarvis, the current executive director of SLDN. I think this op-ed is very fair and balanced. Mr. Sarvis writes, “Repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell” is not going […]

It’s all about Intestinal Fortitude

Here’s a great article from the El Paso Times: Military leaders talk war, soldiers at academy
Given the nature of IntegrityInService.org, I’ll highlight SMA Gates’ comments regarding gays in the military:
Those who spoke on the subject of gays in the military supported the “don’t ask don’t tell” policy, and Gates had a message for former military […]