Troops march in San Diego gay parade - in uniform

Navy sailors high-five before the gay pride parade July 21 in San Diego. For the first time ever, U.S. service members marched in a gay pride event decked out in uniform Saturday, after a recent memorandum from the Defense Department to all military branches made an allowance for the San Diego parad...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Some of the loudest cheers Saturday at San Diego’s gay pride parade were for active-duty troops marching in military dress, the first time that U.S. service members participated in such an event while in full uniform.

Dozens of soldiers, sailors, and Marin...

Published: 07/22/2012