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Two same sex military captains tie the knot
This was after the repeal of the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy which repeal forbade officers to ask about or disclose the sexual orientations of one another.
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The policy, until its repeal forbade officers to ask about or disclose the sexual orientations of one another.
At the West Point military academy in New York, 30-year-old Daniel Hall and 26-year-old Vincent Franchino reportedly tied the knot in the premises of West Point’s Cadet Chapel on January 13 wearing the military uniforms.
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According to Metro.co.uk, the couple are both Apache helicopter pilots stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.
They reportedly started dating since 2012, but had to hide their relationship due to the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy. They even broke up at a point as a result of mockery by others.
Daniel Hall is quoted as saying after the ceremony that, the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy is “really frustrating when two people have feelings for each other but are not allowed to act on them.”
“We were serving under a policy that was telling all of us – perfectly capable soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines – to lie about ourselves,” Hall added.
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