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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month

Posted on June 6, 2013 by jtozer

President Barack Obama has officially declared June 2013 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.
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File photo: President Barak Obama. Defense Department photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Obama Proclaims April Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

President Barack Obama calls for an end to sexual violence and support for victims and survivors of rape and sexual assault.
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Episode #142: Weekly News Roundup for June 29, 2012

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 29: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced a new Department of Defense grant program for schools supporting military children at the Military Child Education Coalition national training seminar in Grapevine, Texas. In a visit …
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Pentagon Holds LGBT Pride Event

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Ian Graham

Department of Defense General Counsel Jeh Johnson delivered the keynote address at the DoD’s first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month event at the Pentagon. He was preceded by messages from President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. …
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Episode #140: Weekly News Roundup for June 15, 2012

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 15: Department of Defense leaders urged lawmakers in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ratify the Law of the Sea convention. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James Winnefeld …
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