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Washington Blade - Gay Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, the first U.S. service member wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom, is scheduled to testify at a congressional hearing on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ next week. Alva was not expelled under the policy and Congress is so far not expected to hear from any of the more than 12,000 service members kicked out for being gay. (Blade file photo by Henry Linser)

Gay Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, the first U.S. service member wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom, is scheduled to testify at a congressional hearing on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ next week. Alva was not expelled under the policy and Congress is so far not expected to hear from any of the more than 12,000 service members kicked out for being gay. (Blade file photo by Henry Linser)

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Jul 18, 2008 | By: CHRIS JOHNSON | COMMENTS

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the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell was one of the architects of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and recommended the policy to Congress.

Jason Knight, 25
Navy
Enlisted: 2001
Discharged: May 2007
(Photo courtesy Knight)

Jennifer McGinn, 25
Army
Enlisted: November 2001
Discharged: April 2002
(Photo courtesy SLDN)

Judson Smith, 25
Air Force
Enlisted: 1999
Discharged: March 2002
(Photo courtesy SLDN)

Laura Galaburda
Air Force

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