Celebrating the End of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

So, how will you be marking the end of "don't ask, don't tell?"

After almost 18 years, the Pentagon on Tuesday plans to formally repeal the ban on gays in uniform, known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” permitting troops for the first time to publicly reveal that they’re gay without fear of official retribution. Enlistees who tell military recruiters, or troops discharged under the ban who are eager to reenlist, will be eligible to join up if they are qualified. And the Defense Department says it will have zero tolerance for anti-gay behavior, as it does for religious, racial and gender discrimination.

Tomorrow, my thoughts will be with the gay troops deployed all around the world, and their concerns for partners left behind with little support.

Next up: a redefinition of the term "military family."