Richard Peterson to All Staff Judge Advocates and Military Judges November 3, 1994
Memo
By: Richard A. Peterson
Date: November 3, 1994
Source: United States Air Force, Judge Advocate General. "Memorandum for All Staff Judge Advocates and Military Judges." November 3, 1994. Reproduced as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue." Available online at http://dont.stanford.edu/regulations/AFmemo.pdf; website home page: http://dont.stanford.edu (accessed July 19, 2003).
Introduction
Traditionally, the United States armed services have relied on two provisions for removing gays and lesbians from military services. In 1920, the Articles of War were amended, making sodomy a court martial offense. This regulation did not change until it was recodified as Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) in 1951. The armed forces, in the past, have also removed...
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