Troops get OK to march in gay parade in uniform

Troops get OK to march in gay parade _ in uniform
Published: July 19, 2012
By JULIE WATSON
Associated Press

CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF. — About 200 active-duty troops participated in last year's San Diego gay pride parade, but they wore T-shirts with their branch's name, not military dress.

This year for the first time ever, U.S. service members will be able to march in a gay pride event decked out in uniform.

In a memorandum sent to all its branches, the Defense Department said it was making the allowance for the San Diego parade on Saturday - even though its policy generally bars troops from marching in uniform in parades.
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