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Pub. Date
1993
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There is a country where citizens are interrogated for long hours and threatened with prison or the loss of their children if they do not cooperate, where citizens are ordered to denounce others, to give information - often entirely fabricated - dispatching people to ignominy and jail. And if they refuse, they are threatened with prison. This country is America, and the subjects under attack are people who have chosen to serve their nation. They are...
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Series
Sean Drummond novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
When JAG lawyer Sean Drummond is forced to team up with Katherine Carson, an arch rival from law school, to defend a gay officer accused of killing the son of a South Korean war hero, they discover that the case is part of a deadly conspiracy.
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Pub. Date
2023
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Rare stories from more than 250 years of Native Americans' service in the military
Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the first landmark in Washington, DC, to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of Native veterans. American Indians' history of military service dates to colonial times, and today, they serve at one of...
Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the first landmark in Washington, DC, to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of Native veterans. American Indians' history of military service dates to colonial times, and today, they serve at one of...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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"Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the first landmark in Washington, DC, to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of Native veterans. American Indians' history of military service dates to colonial times, and today, they serve at one of the highest rates of any ethnic group. Why We Serve explores the range of reasons why, from love...
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Pub. Date
[2005]
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McGowan enlisted in the army in the late 1980s with a secret: he was gay. In the don't-ask-don't-tell world of the Clinton-era army, being gay meant automatic expulsion, so he hid his sexual identity and continued to serve with distinction for ten years. He commanded U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf, eventually rising to the rank of major, but ultimately realized that the army held no future for gay men--even closeted ones.
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Pub. Date
1994
Description
With four words -- "I am a lesbian" -- Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer became the highest ranking officer ever to challenge the military's anti-gay policy. Colonel Cammermeyer recounts her journey of self-discovery from her childhood in German-occupied Norway to the intense media coverage of her dismissal from the U.S. Army. Focusing more on her personal experience than on a political agenda, she offers listeners a rare glimpse into the evolution that...
10) Year of yes
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In this poignant, hilarious, and deeply intimate call to arms, Hollywood s most powerful woman, the mega-talented creator of "Grey s Anatomy" and "Scandal" and executive producer of "How to Get Away with Murder" reveals how saying YES changed her life and how it can change yours too.She s the creator and producer of some of the most groundbreaking and audacious shows on television today: "Grey s Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder." Her...
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Pub. Date
1978
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This book explores the daily lives of the men in blue who fought to save the Union. With the help of many soldiers' letters and diaries, the author explains who these men were and why they fought, how they reacted to combat and the strain of prolonged conflict, and what they thought about the land and the people of Dixie. This social history reveals that while the Yanks and the Rebs fought for very different causes, the men on both sides were very...
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[1996]
Description
The complete lesbian resource guide, Our Right to Love instantly became a classic when it was first published in 1978. Now fully revised and expanded for the 1990s, this new edition includes over 60 articles and interviews covering the many aspects of lesbian life: relationships, sexuality, health, activism, education and sports, religion and spirituality, the law and legal issues, multiethnic lesbian experience, and lesbian culture. A group of essays...