Fighting to serve [electronic resource] : behind the scenes in the war to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" / Alexander Nicholson.
2012
UB418.G38 N53 2012eb
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Fighting to serve [electronic resource] : behind the scenes in the war to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" / Alexander Nicholson.
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9781613743737 electronic bk
1613743726
9781613743720
1613743726
9781613743720
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Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2012.
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English
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1 online resource (288 p.)
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UB418.G38 N53 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
355.0086/640973
Summary
Discharged in 2002 from the US Army under the provisions of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Alexander Nicholson was shocked to learn there was no group advocating DADT's repeal that was reaching out to active military or veterans organizations. Nicholson believed the repeal effort needed spokespersons who understood military culture, who could talk about DADT's impact on those who serve to those who serve and served. Someone like him. From this idea Servicemembers United, the largest organization for gay and lesbian servicemembers, was born.
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Table of Contents
"I am not an activist"
Revival
A call to duty
New partnerships
Hearings and elections
"Servicemembers' milestone"
Executive options
A new quarterback on the field
State of the Union and secret meetings
Bombshell hearings
Celebrities on the stage and soldiers at the gate
Old partnerships
The amendment and not-so-secret meetings
Victory and defeat
Winning the lottery
Lame ducks
The report, more hearings, and final victory
Certification and the countdown to repeal
Beyond repeal.
Revival
A call to duty
New partnerships
Hearings and elections
"Servicemembers' milestone"
Executive options
A new quarterback on the field
State of the Union and secret meetings
Bombshell hearings
Celebrities on the stage and soldiers at the gate
Old partnerships
The amendment and not-so-secret meetings
Victory and defeat
Winning the lottery
Lame ducks
The report, more hearings, and final victory
Certification and the countdown to repeal
Beyond repeal.