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According to the Colorado Springs Gazette<\/em>, a color guard of military veterans in their dress uniforms\u00a0led the city’s homosexual pride parade<\/a> on Sunday — an act that violates Department of Defense regulations.\u00a0 Previously, the Gazette said<\/a><\/p>\n A color guard of veterans clad in military dress uniform plans to lead the Colorado Springs Pride Parade on Sunday, in what is believed to be the first time past or present service members will guide the colorful parade, organizers said…<\/p>\n The veterans heading the parade…plan to be in full dress uniform, said Luiza Fritz, sergeant of the guard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Subsequently, the Gazette <\/em>wrote:<\/p>\n The second day of the 22nd annual Pride Fest brought…military groups and veterans in uniform serving as the color guard in the parade.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s important for people to see that there are military people who are willing to come out that are gay and to show they look just like regular service members,\u201d said Doug Denslow a former staff sergeant in the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n Denslow was one of five veterans who served in the color guard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Its unclear who fed them the line, but the article included the protective disclaimer:<\/p>\n No active duty personnel marched in uniform in the parade, so no one violated a Pentagon policy requiring a commander\u2019s permission to march in uniform in a parade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n That’s true.\u00a0 But they did violate other <\/em>Department of Defense regulations.\u00a0 Unlike the servicemembers who received\u00a0Defense Department permission to march in the homosexual parade<\/a> in San Diego (an “exception” criticized by CARL as another “social experiment”<\/a>), these former servicemembers appear to\u00a0be violating,\u00a0for example,\u00a0DODI 1334.01<\/a>\u00a0[emphasis added]:<\/p>\n 3.2. Former<\/strong> members of the Armed Forces…may wear the uniform<\/strong> in the highest grade held during such war service only on the following occasions<\/strong>…<\/em>: It seems clear veterans wearing a military uniform for a homosexual pride parade is expressly prohibited.\u00a0 It is unlikely they will see repercussions, however, given both the military’s history of not pursuing such cases as well as the delicately approving\u00a0treatment of homosexuality by the military.\u00a0 For example, former Army Lt Dan Choi routinely wore his uniform to illegal political protests<\/a>; there is no indication the military took any recourse.<\/p>\n
\n3.2.1. Military funerals, memorial services, weddings, and inaugurals.
\n3.2.2. Parades on National or State holidays; or other parades or ceremonies of a patriotic character in which any Active or Reserve United States military unit is taking part.
\n3.2.3. Wearing of the uniform or any part thereof at any other time or for any other purposes is prohibited<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n