GAYS IN THE MILITARY
Project Statement
Jase Daniels, Pacific Grove, CA, 2012 Hebrew Linguist, U.S. Navy, 2001-2005, 2006-2007, 2011-present. Active duty.
Tim Thomas, Douglasville, GA., 2011 Served in the U.S. Navy, 1981-1985.
Don Bramer, Washington, D.C., 2011 Intelligence Officer. Lieutenant (jg) O2, U.S. Navy, 2002 – Present. Active duty.
Paul Goercke, San Francisco, CA, 2012 Messman/Staff Officer, U.S. Merchant Marines, 1944-1945. Retired veteran of World War II.
Nathanael Bodon, Marlboro, NY 2009 Motor Transport Operator. U.S. Army Reserves 2007-2009. Discharged Honorably under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Vonda Todd, Austin, Texas, 2012 2nd Lieutenant, South Carolina National Guard, 1983-1988. Major, US Army Reserves, 1998-2012. Mary Harris, Austin, Texas, 2012 Major, U.S. Army, 1982-1987; U.S. Army Reserves, 1988-2002.
Marquell Smith, Chicago, IL , 2010 Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 2000-2006. Discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Yvonne Bisbee, Atascosa, TX, 2012 SIGINT Analyst/Intelligence Analyst. 1st Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 1979-1999. Retired.
Yvonne Bisbee’s Fence, Atascosa, TX, 2012
Mike Almy, Washington, D.C., 2010 Air Control Systems Manager. Major, U.S. Air Force, 1993-2006. Discharged under DADT.
Dustin Hiersekorn, Boise, ID, 2011 Private, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, 2010. and Zachary Werth, Boise, ID, 2011 Specialist, Idaho Army National Guard, 2007-2010.
Eric Alva, San Antonio, TX, 2011 Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1991-2004. Retired. Honorable discharge.
Debra Fowler, Lowell, MA, 2013 Korean Linguist. Specialist, U.S. Army, 1986-1988. Defense Language Institute Soldier’s Award. Dishonorable Discharge.
Krys Antoszyk, Lake Grove, NY, 2010 Petty Officer, 3rd Class, 2004-2008. Discharged under "Don’t Ask, Donít Tell."
Matt McCary, Orange Park, FL, 2011 Airman First Class, Air Force, E3 1998-2000. and David Cochenic, Orange Park, FL 2011 Chief Petty Officer E7, U.S. Navy, 1992 – present.
Katie Miller, New Haven, CT, 2010 U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 2008-2010. Resigned on moral grounds.
Joseph Rocha, Washington, D.C., 2010 Petty Officer, K-9 Unit Dog Handler; U.S. Navy, 2005-2009. Resigned under pressure of abuse, torment, and humiliation.
Victor Fehrenbach, Boise, ID 2011 F-15E Fighter Pilot. Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force, 1991-2011. Retired. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait, Afghanistan.
Leslie Moore, Baytown, TX, 2011 Captain’s Cook. Seaman E6, U.S. Navy, 1991-95.
Travis Jackson, Montgomery, AL 2011 Chaplain Assistant. Sergeant, U.S. Army, 2004-2009.
Bert Bares, Houston, TX, 2012 Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, 1st Anglico, 1966-1970. Tours of duty in Vietnam, 1st Anglico unit. Awarded Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
Bert Bares’ medals, Houston, TX, 2012
Jase Daniels, Pacific Grove, CA, 2012 Hebrew Linguist, U.S. Navy, 2001-2005, 2006-2007, 2011-present. Active duty.
Jeff Key, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010 Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, 2000-2004.
Travis Dobbs, Chicago, IL, 2010 Communications Specialist, U.S. Navy, December 1963-1969.
JSB and Harry Pulver, Scranton, PA, 2009 Private First Class, U.S. Army National Guard, 2005 – present. Active duty.
Larry Baxley, Washington, D.C., 2010 Senior intelligence officer. Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, 1997-2005. Resigned commission due to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
John O' Brien, New York, NY 2010 Lieutenant Colonel, U.S Army, 1980-2010. Retired 30-year veteran.
John O' Brien’s hutch, New York, NY 2010
Joanna Gasca Surprise, AZ, 2012 Senior Recruiter, U.S. Air Force 1983-present. Active Duty.
Alan M. Steinman, MD, Olympia, WA 98502 Rear Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service and U.S. Coast Guard. 1972-1997. Retired
Anthony Loverde, Little Rock, AR 2012 Loadmaster, U.S. Air Force, 2001 – 2011. Dishonorably discharged. Reinstated 2012.
Maria Zoe Dunning, San Francisco, CA, 2012 Supply Officer. Commander, U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserves, 1981-2007.
Charles Maxwell, Decatur, GA, 2010 Commissioned Officer. Captain, U.S. Air Force, 1980-1991.
Don Bramer, Washington, D.C., 2011 Intelligence officer. Lieutenant (jg) O2, U.S. Navy, 2002 – Present