Philip Spooner VIDEO: WWII Veteran Makes Case For Gay Marriage

by Melanie on 25/10/09 at 2:23 pm

An 86-year-old lifetime Republican believes in equality for gays and lesbians:

Phil Spooner: “I am here today because of a conversation I had last June when I was voting. A woman at my polling place asked me, “Do you believe in equal, 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 our boys fought for at Omaha Beach?” I haven’t seen much, so much blood and guts, so much suffering, much sacrifice. For what? For freedom and equality. These are the values that give America a great nation, one worth dying for.”

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