86-year-old WWII vet on gay marriage: "What do you think I fought for in Omaha Beach?"
Darren sez, "A disarming video of an 86-year-old WWII veteran from a public meeting on Maine's marriage equality bill on April 22, 2009."Philip (Thanks, Darren!)The woman at my polling place asked me do I believe in equality for gay and lesbian people. I was pretty surprised to be asked a question like that. It made no sense to me. Finally I asked her: what do you think I fought for in Omaha Beach?
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Cory Doctorow
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