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Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning, the most senior openly gay appointee in the Defense Department, speaks at a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month event at the Pentagon, June 25, 2013.

LGBT PRIDE SPEECH

Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning, the most senior openly gay appointee in the Defense Department, speaks at a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month event at the Pentagon, June 25, 2013.

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