“This Policy undercuts the very liberties and freedoms our military members fight to protect,” said Osburn. He stated that the Pentagon allows an anti-gay atmosphere to remain in its ranks by failing to hold commanders accountable when harassment is reported.

As far as constitutional rights were concerned for gays, the committee felt constitutional rights of military personnel reflect the long lasting principle that in the U.S. Armed Forces, the mission is the first priority, the unit is the second priority, and the individual is the third priority. For service members in training or on operational deployments, their ship, their tent, or their barracks is their home. Military men and women do not have the right to choose with whom they will share this home. Therefore, in the committee’s view, they recognize the unique nature of military service and make sure our military leaders are able to maintain the high standards of moral, good order, discipline, and unit togetherness that are the essence for military capability.

Despite Wincell’s murder, the SLDN report finds that Army officials have failed to make substantial changes in improving harassment or discharge numbers. SLDN documented a record 513 incidents of anti-gay harassment in the Army the past year, the most of any service.

In March of 1993 the Armed Services Committee started their review of the amendment for allowing homosexuals in the mi

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