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This Eric Alva. He was the first Marine injured in Iraq. He lost his leg fighting for our country. He didn't join to fight for gay rights or to make a statement. .
Eric joined after 9/11 to serve the country he loved.
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It isn't about gay rights. It isn't about benefits.
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It isn't about quotas.
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It is about having the bravest, and most honorable serve out country.
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No gay person is going to join the military to get lucky or to look at people in the shower or anything like that.
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People join the military only out of a commitment to serving the nation.
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And I am proud that the country honors the service now, because that is what is important in this.