patriots to say now is the time. we will not let another chief charlie morgan or staff sergeant donna johnson or corporal andrew willford die in service to this country without knowing that his husband or her wife will be recorded the full measure of our respect. now is the time. that was three months ago. how far have we come when it comes to lbgt rights specifically in the military? we ve come a tremendous way. i really you know, don t ask or tell appeal was great but it was the beginning. now our families in the military will be recognized. no now, veterans families, the veterans administrations have different rules so veterans are not recognize in the same way. we have that work. we don t know if shannon has to go to ft. dix which she may have