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Lex
Homoerotic activity in the Navy? No way!
AlanInSLC
Damn…makes me wanna join the navy!
Cam
LOL!!!!!!!! Picture 16 has to be the best. I’m sure his parents are so proud. Right out in PUBLIC Johnny?!?!?!?
Terry
nice đ
Michael @ LeonardMatlovich.com
Which reminds me:
Friday, President Obama will be the commencement speaker at Annapolis. The Navy is the branch that has historically been the most rabid in its homophobia, with discharge numbers disproportionately high compared to other branches, with a ruthless investigations unit, NIS. It is the branch that tried to blame a 1989 turret gun test explosion on the USS Iowa in which 47 were killed on a man they alleged was gay and had purposely caused it because another sailor had spurned him. They ended up having to publicly apologize to his family for having publicly smeared their son as a murderer without any proof.
I want to believe that it will be an historic turning point that we will long remember; that Obama will use the occasion to return to his eloquent promises about fighting to overturn DADT.
He could tell them the story of Navy Top Gun bombardier navigator Tracy Thorne, kicked out solely for being gay after the government spent hundreds of thousands of dollars training him.
He could tell them the story of Annapolis graduate Copy Berg, among its tops ensigns, and who had sung with the Annapolis Glee Club at Nixonâs second inaugural. Then he could tell them that NIS treated Lt. Copy Berg like a treasonous Russian spy before he was discharged solely for being gay.
Or he could tell them about Joe Steffan, whoâd been in the Top 10 of his Annapolis senior class, twice represented the Navy singing The National Anthem before televised Army-Navy Games, and was a Battalion Commander over one-sixth of the Academyâs 4500 midshipmenâŚuntil they found out he was gay and one superior purposely humiliated him by ordering him to literally rip his Commander stripes from his uniform minutes before one of his hearings. He was discharged within weeks of graduation, denied even his degree.
Or the President could tell them the story of gay sailor Allen Schindler, who sometime after writing in his diary, “If you can’t be yourself, then who are you?” was attacked by two other sailors, beaten so badly that the medical examiner described his body as looking like it had been “in a high-speed car crash,” whose mother could only identify her son by his tattoos. His 1992 murder added to Clintonâs motivation to try to open the military after taking office, only to be defeated by the Pentagon, etc.
Mr. President, the choice is yours.
Allen Schindler:
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Mark M
Wow. That is like a circuit party without anyone looking like they are tweaked out.
TANK
No.
Mike Barton
It would be a shame to let all that lube go to waste…
Michael W.
So much young, lean, virile muscle. They need to gather the available footage of all the other Herndon climbs and put together a compilation.
allstarecho
And this is why I pull for Navy when they play Army and Air Force in football. Everybody knows Navy has the hottest guys.
Michael W.
And while you’re here looking at these hot guys, don’t forget to lend Adam Lambert your vote for American Idol.
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alan brickman
obama will say nothing he has typical “black hate” for gays….
TANK
You know, it used to be that children younger than them (14-16) would kill each other to protect cheese with whips and jagged rocks and spears. ha ha ha, civilization! Now this not a spartan amongst them. Once again: NO!
Michael W.
@alan brickman: It’s not about hatred for gays, Brickman. And Obama’s about as much of a black man as the background of this web page.
He simply looks at us as a radioactive wedge issue on a piece of paper rather than human beings.
Tallskin
Hey, I am sorry but this is not good enough.
Why are they not naked?
I think they should be reported for this misdemeanour!
Take off Your Clothes, Boys, at once!
Tom D Frog
Picture 11 comes up as not found. đ This would be Page 12
http://www.queerty.com/wp/docs/2009/05/herndon11.jpg
Tom
Erik
I saw it live several times when I lived in Annapolis. To be honest, I think the pictures are more enjoyable than seeing it up close–many of the navy guys had all the personality of a boiled potato.
Tallskin
Erik – “many of the navy guys had all the personality of a boiled potato”
LOL, yes, too many military people have not much personality.
NewYorkness
“A Hot Sweaty Nasty Mess”…lol…around 1:28 mark. NIIIIICE!
David
My b/f graduated from the Academy and there was nothing hotter than seeing him get all greased up with all those guys and then cleaning him up…it is awesome to see every year.
amstackhouse
Picture 11 is the best!
That’s my cousin on the left!
I’m so proud of you!!