Former Marine treks through Hampton to fight Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Dan82 · May 25, 2010

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-nws-walker-dadt-0521-20100521,0,2525762.story

Walker Burtschell is gay, but serving in the Marines meant he had to hide who he truly was.

"It was always a dream of mine to serve," he said.

Burtschell's dream became a nightmare after being outed by a Navy psychiatrist stemming from an incident with one of his friend's roommates.

The 27-year-old from Miami is walking over 200 miles from Norfolk to Washington, D.C., in advance of a vote Thursday in Congress on repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

The controversial law, which was passed in 1993, restricts the military from witch-hunting secretly gay, lesbian and bisexual service members or applicants, while barring openly gay or bisexual people from joining the military, and discharging those already serving. More than 13,500 servicemen and women have been discharged from the military due to Don't Ask, Don't Tell...
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Just Adam · May 25, 2010

not sure why youd walk 200 miles but its a nice legal way of getting yourself noticed.

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