words. it's just so overpowering and a huge milestone and long overdue obviously. a little bittersweet for me because it came too late to save my career. >> would you re-enlist? >> i plan to. that's where my passion is. >> one of the things i never thought about, i don't know why, you by was reading articles about it yesterday, how difficult it's been for the partners of service members because they were always so afraid, people would ask them, are you in a relationship? and they couldn't even say. >> they've been silent. i have a friend who is a pilot serving in california. today he's going to go into work and put a photo of his partner on his desk. then they're going to have a squadron function at their house and introduce his partner to the military. they've been together several years, but he's been completely invisible because of this policy. >> you know, aubrey, you told an hbo documentary crew that your heart actually stopped when you heard admirable mullen say that allowing ga gays and lesbians to serve openly was the right thing to do. did you think along the way this