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| − | General '''Peter Pace''' (b. 1945) has been the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since September 30, 2005. A Brooklyn native, Pace graduated the [[United States Naval Academy]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the [[Marine Corps]]. He has served in Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Somalia. He has served in a number of positions in Washington, DC, including White House Social Aide and Platoon Leader, Special Ceremonial Platoon.<ref>http://jcs.mil/bios/bio_pace.html</ref> | + | General '''Peter Pace''' (b. 1945) has been the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since September 30, 2005. A Brooklyn native, Pace graduated the [[United States Naval Academy]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. He has served in Vietnam, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Somalia. He has served in a number of positions in Washington, DC, including White House Social Aide and Platoon Leader, Special Ceremonial Platoon.<ref>http://jcs.mil/bios/bio_pace.html</ref> |
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| | [[Image:PeterPace.JPG|thumbnail|right|300px|Gen. Pace in Dress Uniform]] | | [[Image:PeterPace.JPG|thumbnail|right|300px|Gen. Pace in Dress Uniform]] |
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| | In an interview by the [[Chicago Tribune]] on March 11, 2007, Pace reportedly said: <ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/03/top_general_hom.html Pace: Gay lifestyle a 'trust' issue], Aamer Madhani, ''USA Today'', March 19, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nola.com/newsflash/topstories/index.ssf?/base/politics-11/1173832810104280.xml&storylist=topstories ''Chicago Tribune''] March 11, 2007. [http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2007/03/pace_gay_lifest.html] </ref> | | In an interview by the [[Chicago Tribune]] on March 11, 2007, Pace reportedly said: <ref>[http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/03/top_general_hom.html Pace: Gay lifestyle a 'trust' issue], Aamer Madhani, ''USA Today'', March 19, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nola.com/newsflash/topstories/index.ssf?/base/politics-11/1173832810104280.xml&storylist=topstories ''Chicago Tribune''] March 11, 2007. [http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2007/03/pace_gay_lifest.html] </ref> |
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| − | :I believe that [[homosexual]] acts between individuals are [[immoral]] and that we should not condone immoral acts. I do not believe that the armed forces of the United States are well served by saying through our policies that it's OK to be immoral in any way. ... | + | :I believe that [[homosexual]] acts between individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts. I do not believe that the armed forces of the United States are well served by saying through our policies that it's OK to be immoral in any way. ... |
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| | :As an individual, I would not want (acceptance of gay behavior) to be our policy, just like I would not want it to be our policy that if we were to find out that so-and-so was sleeping with somebody else's wife, that we would just look the other way, which we do not. We prosecute that kind of immoral behavior. | | :As an individual, I would not want (acceptance of gay behavior) to be our policy, just like I would not want it to be our policy that if we were to find out that so-and-so was sleeping with somebody else's wife, that we would just look the other way, which we do not. We prosecute that kind of immoral behavior. |