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U.S. Military’s First Openly Gay Woman Killed in Combat
Source: The Daily Beast
LEAD THE WAY 12.22.154:05 PM ET
U.S. Military’s First Openly Gay Woman Killed in Combat
Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen’s wife and son will welcome their war hero openly, not in the shadows which covered most of her career.
Among the loved ones mourning the death of Air Force Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen is her wife, Heather, and their young son, Jacob.
Vorderbruggen, one of six U.S. troops killed Monday in Afghanistan, was remembered as much for her advocacy as her service in the military. She spent years working to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” the policy that demanded gay troops’ silence. She died one day shy of the five-year anniversary of its repeal.
When their son was born, Vorderbruggen, still restrained by “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” could not tell anyone about his impending birth. She had to guess when to take time off to coincide with her birth. To the military at the time, she was not married; at best, she had a partner.
On Wednesday, Heather and Jacob can go to Dover Air Force Base and watch the solemn ceremony welcoming of their war hero, not in the shadows in which they lived through much of her career, but openly, as her family.
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U.S. Military’s First Openly Gay Woman Killed in Combat
Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen’s wife and son will welcome their war hero openly, not in the shadows which covered most of her career.
Among the loved ones mourning the death of Air Force Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen is her wife, Heather, and their young son, Jacob.
Vorderbruggen, one of six U.S. troops killed Monday in Afghanistan, was remembered as much for her advocacy as her service in the military. She spent years working to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” the policy that demanded gay troops’ silence. She died one day shy of the five-year anniversary of its repeal.
When their son was born, Vorderbruggen, still restrained by “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” could not tell anyone about his impending birth. She had to guess when to take time off to coincide with her birth. To the military at the time, she was not married; at best, she had a partner.
On Wednesday, Heather and Jacob can go to Dover Air Force Base and watch the solemn ceremony welcoming of their war hero, not in the shadows in which they lived through much of her career, but openly, as her family.
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Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/22/u-s-military-s-first-openly-gay-woman-killed-in-combat.html
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