Marine Homecoming

[methodwriter85]

Damn, this was a sweet story.

 

http://randyreport.blogspot.com/2012/02/pic-of-day-marine-homecoming.html

 

The more you have people living their lives and being part of the mainstream, the harder it becomes to marginalize them. I'm glad I'm seeing this happening in my lifetime.

[K.C.]

I wish there were more good stories in the news.

[Cyhort]

Awww, that pic is so sweet. Makes me smile.

[dkstories]

Sometimes you think the world never really changes and then you see a picture like this and remember what it was like coming home from a long deployment and having to hide the joy at seeing the man you love.

 

Change does happen and it is darn good.

[Tiger]

This is wonderful! It's so nice that gays and lesbians can be open about who we love even in the military.

[Krista]

Aww very cute.

[dkstories]

Trebs sent me a link today about this - well worth reading.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/28/gay-marine-sgt-brandon-morgan-on-a-welcome-home-kiss-that-went-viral.html

 

Some amazing things -

 

1) he's from oakdale! (for those that don't know, Oakdale is a small town near Modesto - my home town - and the town my father lived in when he passed away).

2) he joined the Marines as a fundamentalist christian

3) he wasn't dating the guy in the picture UNTIL the kiss

 

My favorite quote from the article:

 

I was a little worried, to be honest. I was afraid that some people’s views of me might change. But that was just my own personal misgiving, a fear I had to overcome. I should have had more faith in my Marines than that. I’m not always right, and I was very glad I was wrong about that.

[Zombie]

Thanks for your link Dan. Made me all gooey inside reading it. This could be a GA story!

[dkstories]

It SHOULD be a GA story - now someone go write it!