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>> the president encouraged gay americans to enlist, encouraged the 14,000 plus discharged under dont ask, dont tell to return and spoke specifically to the current generation of gay service members. the last generation to serve in fear. >> as the first generation to serve openly in our armed forces, you will stand for all those who came before you, and you will serve as role models to all who come after. and i know that you will fulfill this responsibility with integrity and honor just as you h...

Uphold today and now it is my honor to sign in bill into law. >> with us tonight on this historic occasion, our historian, director for the center for contemporary black history at columbia. and also fresh from the signing ceremony today the only person to serve openly after winning her court battle after dont ask, dont tell, now retired u.s. navy commander zoe dunning and garrison phillips who served his country in the close et in the korean war. hes now a blogger for seniorplanet.org. thank yo...

About serving my country, to stop lying, which is against every principle as children were taught by our parents, by teachers, by schools. yet gays and lesbians do this all the time. and it aint easy. and this was -- it was just -- it was wonderful. >> commander dunning, you were in the room today and you got to experience that moment. what was it like in that room? i know that usually the white house does the signings in the oval office or a small room in the white house, but it looked like the...

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Generations have fought for, those are the ideals that we uphold today and now it is my honor to sign in bill into law. >> with us tonight on this historic occasion, our historian, director for the center for contemporary black history at columbia. and also fresh from the signing ceremony today the only person to serve openly after winning her court battle after dont ask, dont tell, now retired u.s. navy commander zoe dunning and garrison phillips who served his country in the close et in the ko...

Today. >> the president encouraged gay americans to enlist, encouraged the 14,000 plus discharged under dont ask, dont tell to return and spoke specifically to the current generation of gay service members. the last generation to serve in fear. >> as the first generation to serve openly in our armed forces, you will stand for all those who came before you, and you will serve as role models to all who come after. and i know that you will fulfill this responsibility with integrity and honor just a...