i went to the naval academy and became a marine officer and a pilot. this is dated 12 march, 74. my dearest love, it starts. god has given me you. [soft dramatic music] and it s allowed me to live honestly and in truth. my life is not a lie anymore, for i have you. and then in this box, i found something that says, in the event of my death, ship the briefcase unopened to and it has my address, and it s signed by him. he wanted to make sure that if he got killed in an accident that people wouldn t open the letters and figure out what was going on. protecting me. - well, the policy that banned gay men and women from serving openly in the military, don t ask, don t tell - don t ask, don t tell. - don t ask, don t tell. - don t ask, don t tell. - well, you know it all started with a stolen memo. [dramatic music] - the entire policy was based on this premise that an openly gay member of the military ruins unit cohesion and morale. - and who would be in favor of keeping
peacock. i m ayman mohyeldin in new york. have a good night. eldin in new york have a good night. have a good night. [gentle music] - i am thomas t. carpenter. i went to the naval academy and became a marine officer and a pilot. this is dated 12 march, 74. my dearest love, it starts. god has given me you. [soft dramatic music] and it s allowed me to live honestly and in truth. my life is not a lie anymore, for i have you. and then in this box, i found something that says, in the event of my death, ship the briefcase unopened to and it has my address, and it s signed by him. he wanted to make sure that if he got killed in an accident that people wouldn t open the letters and figure out what was going on. protecting me. - well, the policy that banned gay men and women from serving openly in the military, don t ask, don t tell - don t ask, don t tell. - don t ask, don t tell. - don t ask, don t tell. - well, you know it all started with a stolen memo. [dramatic musi