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Marine punished for criticizing ‘Dont Ask, Don’t Tell.’

On April 23, Capt. Josh Gibbs wrote an opinion piece in the Marine Corps Times arguing, “It’s time to allow gays to serve openly in the military.” A week later, he was notified that he was relieved of duty due to “loss of confidence.” He is now being reassigned to Okinawa, Japan.

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