Marine "asked and told" with White House proposal

Marine makes first same-sex marriage proposal in the White House
By Scott Stump
TODAY contributor

U.S. Marine Corps captain Matthew Phelps asked, and his partner Ben Schock said yes.

On Saturday night, Phelps was photographed getting down on one knee in what is believed to be the first same-sex marriage proposal ever made in the White House. The couple’s engagement came 14 months after the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell’’ policy officially ended, and the joyful photo was quickly passed around on social media shortly after it was posted online by the American Military Partner Association. The proposal occurred while Phelps and Schock were taking a Christmas tour of the White House together.
read more here