Headstone of VietNam vet Sgt Leonard Matlovich. He left his name off so it would honor all gay vets.

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image showing Headstone of VietNam vet Sgt Leonard Matlovich. He left his name off so it would honor all gay vets.

beermeimavandal on June 3rd, 2022 at 19:37 UTC »

That saying gets me every time. Such a harsh truth.

Isgrimnur on June 3rd, 2022 at 20:18 UTC »

Recognizing military officials would not then allow such a marker in Arlington Cemetery, Matlovich chose a gravesite in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Another reason was because the man many believe to have been the greatest love of poet Walt Whitman, Peter Doyle, is buried there. He chose the same row where the graves of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Hoover's longtime Assistant Director and heir Clyde Tolson are, as a kind of "last laugh".

gecko1501 on June 3rd, 2022 at 20:38 UTC »

This is actually an awesome thing this veteran did. Love it. Hate it had to exist.