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  1. December 21, 2011

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    spytap: ladimcbeth: yayponies: It’s a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings – one lucky sailor is chosen to be first off the ship for the long-awaited kiss with a loved one.Today, for the first time, the happily reunited couple was gay. The dock landing ship Oak Hill has been gone for nearly three months, training with military allies in Central America. As the homecoming drew near, the crew and ship’s family readiness group sold $1 raffle tickets for the first kiss. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta bought 50 - which is actually fewer than many people buy, she said, so she was surprised Monday to find out she’d won. Her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell, was waiting when she crossed the brow. They kissed. The crowd cheered. And with that, another vestige of the policy that forced gays to serve in secrecy vanished. By Corinne Reilly The Virginian-Pilot© December 21, 2011  I was reading this when my assistant walked into my office and now we’re both sitting here all choked up over this. I just applauded to my computer screen.

    spytap:

    ladimcbeth:

    yayponies:

    It’s a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings – one lucky sailor is chosen to be first off the ship for the long-awaited kiss with a loved one.
    Today, for the first time, the happily reunited couple was gay.

    The dock landing ship Oak Hill has been gone for nearly three months, training with military allies in Central America.

    As the homecoming drew near, the crew and ship’s family readiness group sold $1 raffle tickets for the first kiss. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta bought 50 - which is actually fewer than many people buy, she said, so she was surprised Monday to find out she’d won.

    Her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell, was waiting when she crossed the brow.

    They kissed. The crowd cheered. And with that, another vestige of the policy that forced gays to serve in secrecy vanished.

    By Corinne Reilly
    The Virginian-Pilot
    © December 21, 2011 

    I was reading this when my assistant walked into my office and now we’re both sitting here all choked up over this.

    I just applauded to my computer screen.

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