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Mother of Gay Soldier Discusses "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

By Susan Barnett

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-870299.mp3

Hudson Valley, NY –

Nathaniel Bodon of Marlboro in New York's Hudson Valley is waiting to be sent home from Iraq. The Army reservist was discharged after a fellow soldier reported finding online photos of Bodon kissing his boyfriend - and Bodon was discharged under the government's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Hudson Valley bureau chief spoke with Bodon's mother, Yvonne Velez.