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A salute to Army Secretary Eric Fanning

The door was opened with "Don't ask, don't tell" during the Clinton administration. President Obama's subsequent policy on gays in the military blew the door off the hinges, giving way for Eric Fanning to become the first openly-gay leader of a military service. Faith Sallie profiles the outgoing Secretary of the Army.
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