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Leonard P. Matlovich was a gay Vietnam veteran remembered with the words, “When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.” His grave site includes the dates 6 July 1943 and 22 June 1988 with the phrases “Never Again” and “Never Forget.” A presidential plaque honors his memory and says that the United States of America awards a certificate in recognition of devoted and selfless consecration to the service of the country in the Armed Force of the United States, bearing the name of George Bush as President of the United States. A bench beside the memorial bears the words “Never Again,” the date 20 Aug 1936, “Never Forget,” and Cliff Anchor’s statement, “If you have done nothing to erase prejudice, wherever it exists, best weep for yourself and your country.”
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