Margarethe Cammermeyer

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Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1942 -

Occupation

Medicine

Description

Chief Nurse of Washington State National Guard, full colonel in the US army. After divorcing her husband, came out as lesbian and, after a long attempt by her detractors, was discharged. An early and prominent opponent to anti-gay policies in the military. Activist, author. Movie about Cammermeyer's story, 'Serving in Silence', was made in 1995.

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