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==Country==
 
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Medicine
 
Medicine
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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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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==Further Reading/Research==
  
==Description==
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* http://www.cammermeyer.com/bio.htm
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* http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/artistswriterset1/p/Cammermeyer.htm
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* http://www.advocate.com/news/daily-news/2010/05/27/col-grethe-cammermeyer-talks-dadt
  
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
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Revision as of 00:39, 16 March 2014

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.

Further Reading/Research


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