 The Department of Defense hosted a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or LGBT pride event June 25th at the Pentagon to honor gay and lesbian service members. Our nation has always benefited from the service of gay and lesbian soldiers, sailors, airmen and Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Now they can serve openly with full honor, integrity and respect. This makes our military and our nation stronger, much stronger. With their service, we are moving closer to fulfilling the country's founding vision. That all of us are created equal. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Shannon Burns.