The Defense Department said Tuesday that it is tolerant openly gay workers, but is warning applicants they might not be allowable to stick around for long.Subsequent last week's court ruling that struck down a 1993 law banning gays from portion openly, the military has suspended enforcement of the rule known as "don't ask, don't tell." The Justice Department is appealing the choice and has asked the courts for a temporary stay on the ruling.The Defense Department said it would fulfill with the law and had frozen any set free cases. But at least one case was reported of a man being twisted away from an Army recruiting office in Austin, Texas.
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KABUL, Afghanistan – All 9 troops killed in the worst helicopter crash for the coalition in Afghanistan in 4 years were Americans, the Pentagon has confirmed without providing further information on why the aircraft carrying Navy special forces went down.NATO said there were no reports of enemy fire in a rugged area in the Daychopan district of Zabul province, where the crash took place on Tuesday. But Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi told The Associated Press by telephone that insurgents shot down the helicopter.The Taliban often exaggerate their claims and sometimes take credit for accidents.The U.S. Defense Department released the identities of the troops late Wednesday, saying 4 were with the Navy special forces — 3 of them Navy SEALS — and the rest were soldiers.Fort Campbell spokesman Rick Rzepka said that the five soldiers were assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.View Full Story
