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- From: lazarus@wixer.cactus.org (Michael Lax)
- Subject: Jewish War Veterans on gays in military
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.181004.23855@wixer.cactus.org>
- Organization: Real/Time Communications
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 18:10:04 GMT
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- The following is an excerpt from the Jewish War Veterans of the USA
- Adopted Resolutions at their 97th National Convention on Aug. 16-23,
- 1992 at the Stouffer Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD.
-
- The JWV may be contacted at 202-265-6280 (vox) or 202-234-5662 (fax).
- The ntl. exec. dir is Col. Herb Rosenbleeth; his asst. is Ira
- Greenspan.
-
-
- _MILITARY_HOMOSEXUALITY_
-
- Media reports continue to indicate a concerted effort is being mounted by
- activists in certain groups to force the Department of Defense (DoD) to
- eliminate regulations which preclude military service to declared
- homosexual men and women.
-
- Beyond the insidious effect which the effort has upon the morale of men
- and women who serve in our nation's armed forces, it has been confirmed
- that 42% of soldiers testing HIV-positive had homosexual sex, in direct
- violation of the policy of U.S. armed forces.
-
- The cost of caring for each HIV-positive military person, verified by DoD
- records, was $200,000. It was further stated that in the last ten years
- DoD has expended $3 billion dollars on AIDS infected military personnel.
-
- In light of the diminution of the DoD budget, it is imperative that the
- DoD enforce regulations which forbid homosexual acts amongst U.S. military
- personnel.
-
- Jewish War Veterans of the USA urges our membership to communicate this
- urgent message to the appropriate governmental authorities.
-