Our first openly gay general

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Friday, August 10, 2012 - 11:52 AM Share

Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith became our first openly gay general on Friday when she was promoted from colonel. It is an interesting moment, in part because it is so uncontroversial.

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Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008.

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