For the fallen,
For the forgotten,
For the memories of the survivors,
For the survivors of the memories,
For those who fought,
For those who are fighting,
For those who lost,
For those who returned,
For the ones who had to,
For the ones who didn’t have to but did,
For the ones who want to,
I salute you.
(Source: dduncann)
Pic of my battle in the tent that we sat in on duty last week.. was a long night doing nothing
I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
– Barack Obama (via petiteoiseau) Via We Must Create





