Comments on: The OutHeroes Project: Captain Phil Adams http://outservemag.org/2011/09/phil-adams/ The association of actively serving LGBT military personnel Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Warren http://outservemag.org/2011/09/phil-adams/#comment-343 Warren Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:07:53 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=754#comment-343 Damn that hurt, I literally felt a wave of pain go through my body when I reached the end of this article, although I should have seen it coming judging by the title. I will never understand the need we have to degrade other people because they are different, we are all trying to get through this life they best way that we know how, and Captain Adams was doing a very good job of it. My heart goes out to his mom and to all the parents that have lost their children to other people's ignorance. I hope that DADT will never come back to haunt anyone ever again. Damn that hurt, I literally felt a wave of pain go through my body when I reached the end of this article, although I should have seen it coming judging by the title. I will never understand the need we have to degrade other people because they are different, we are all trying to get through this life they best way that we know how, and Captain Adams was doing a very good job of it. My heart goes out to his mom and to all the parents that have lost their children to other people’s ignorance. I hope that DADT will never come back to haunt anyone ever again.

]]> By: F. Damion Barela http://outservemag.org/2011/09/phil-adams/#comment-295 F. Damion Barela Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:02:32 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=754#comment-295 Phil Adams is the answer to the question, What makes a man? He would be so proud today to find that his efforts served to finally repeal of DADT. I am so proud of Phil as he is a hero and was my best friend. I miss him... ~F. Damion Barela Phil Adams is the answer to the question, What makes a man? He would be so proud today to find that his efforts served to finally repeal of DADT. I am so proud of Phil as he is a hero and was my best friend. I miss him…
~F. Damion Barela

]]> By: Mia http://outservemag.org/2011/09/phil-adams/#comment-264 Mia Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:07:07 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=754#comment-264 I am from Baltimore, a heterosexual woman and have always been exposed to gay men and women. I also served in the Marine Corps and befriended males and females in the Corps who had to love in silence. There were a lot of Marines who struggled with their sexuality and I am so happy that servicemembers are free to love whomever they choose openly. Semper Fi.... I am from Baltimore, a heterosexual woman and have always been exposed to gay men and women. I also served in the Marine Corps and befriended males and females in the Corps who had to love in silence. There were a lot of Marines who struggled with their sexuality and I am so happy that servicemembers are free to love whomever they choose openly. Semper Fi….

]]> By: Bobby http://outservemag.org/2011/09/phil-adams/#comment-142 Bobby Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:39:22 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=754#comment-142 As a member of the United States Army who has only served with combat arms units I can appreciate the difficulties that Captain Adams must have certainly felt on the inside. It is with an absolute heavy heart that I finished reading this story and said to myself that this could have been me. It saddens me to know that this man, after everything he had done for his country, did not live to see the fruits of his labor fulfilled. As a member of the United States Army who has only served with combat arms units I can appreciate the difficulties that Captain Adams must have certainly felt on the inside. It is with an absolute heavy heart that I finished reading this story and said to myself that this could have been me. It saddens me to know that this man, after everything he had done for his country, did not live to see the fruits of his labor fulfilled.

]]> By: Steve Clark Hall http://outservemag.org/2011/09/phil-adams/#comment-141 Steve Clark Hall Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:50:44 +0000 http://outservemag.org/?p=754#comment-141 Thanks, Tom, for sharing this story about our good friend Phil. I was another who was lucky to have met him. Phil was one of four USNA '83 graduates who became Officers of Marines, and like Phil, all four were superb officers, but reluctantly left the service because of the personal conflict between their values and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Thanks, Tom, for sharing this story about our good friend Phil.

I was another who was lucky to have met him. Phil was one of four USNA ’83 graduates who became Officers of Marines, and like Phil, all four were superb officers, but reluctantly left the service because of the personal conflict between their values and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

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