parliament and amend the constitution to make a level playing ground for the opposition party. they want to remove the army from the streets. remember, the army has tanks and army personnel carriers are on the street and they want to move the military back. there is a lot of work to be done here. rick: is there confidence that the military will do as it says which is to guide the country until democratic election can talk playing and then back away and allow for civilian government? is there any concern that the military might stick around a little while longer than they are saying? rick, the people in liberation square has complete confidence in the military. chants they were chanting last night that the army and people are one. they have complete confidence in the military and allow the civilian government to come to the fore. rick: let s talk about some names or groups that may be able
tell policy. meaning gays will now be able to serve openly for the first time ever in the u.s. military. the gay rights groups are warning members of the military to stay in the closet for now. our advice today is, it s still not safe to come out. unfortunately, this law is still on the books. hopefully it will go away in a few months. reporter: that s because the president s signature will not lift the restrictions. first, the pentagon will have to certify that ending don t ask, don t tell won t adversely affect the military. and then there is a 60-day waiting period. many view the repeal as this generation s civil rights breakthrough, comparing it to the integration of the military back in 1948. and as with that change, some, including margaret witt, a major discharged after 18 years of service when the air force
is when you have little more time to reflect on who these people are, straight or not straight that i you are dealing with. i tend to think that the military is going tie adapt. its disciplined society. it s going that take time for some of these things to happen. there will be some people opposed to it just as there were people peod to the integration of the military back in the 40s but it turns out, it works to the benefit of the service and to the benefit of the united states of america. the marine corps commandant about that it could mean the loss of life or limb for some of the men and women, combat brigades in the marines, what happens to him now? does he to have resign his position? did you see anybody mountain military opposed perhaps rethinking their position in the
actually served 12 deployments, both in iraq and afghanistan. he went to afghanistan seven times. he went to iraq four times, and he actually joined the military back in 2001, just prior to 9/11, and family and friends said when 9/11 happened, he knew he had actually done the right thing joining the military. right now the body of army ranger sergeant first class lance vogeler, soldier, husband and father actually expecting his third child any day now. killed last week in action. we will follow this young man and hero as his casket makes its way to the hearse, and we are told he will have an amazing homecoming there in his hometown. we are going to take a quick break. more from the cnn newsroom straight ahead.
supporters have been trying to say she dheecontinued the polic she didn t institute, but the truth is what happened while she was dean is the third circuit court in philadelphia, federal appeals court struck down the solomon amendment and as soon as they did it. she at harvard in the 1st circuit, not bound by the third circuit decision saying you no longer have to follow the solomon amendment she nantly reverted back to an old policy that essentially hurt the military that didn t allow them full access and sessions said you didn t have to follow the 3rd circuit decision and you were in the 1st decision and he say it is going to the supreme court and she said, yes, when they said you better let the military back on, if you want the money, she did it. let me ask you, we knew all along it would be a hot button topic we d hear discussed and we are waiting for orrin hatch, coming up, and what do you think