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The criteria for serving one's country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans.
Pearl Bailey, Actress (1918) |
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr, Novelist (1831) |
Earl Campbell, Athlete (1955) |
Jennifer Capriati, Athlete (1976) |
Billy Carter, Celebrity (1937) |
James E. Casey, Businessman (1888) |
Perry Farrell, Musician (1959) |
Martin Fleischmann, Scientist (1927) |
Robert Gibbs, Public Servant (1971) |
Brendan Gleeson, Actor (1955) |
Joyce Cary, Novelist (1957) |
Helene Deutsch, Psychologist (1982) |
Helge Ingstad, Explorer (2001) |
Otto Hermann Kahn, Businessman (1934) |
John Keble, Clergyman (1866) |