Exceptional a lament, of sorts Military Intelligence? by AlvinTEthington ABC Poetry Contest contest entry I didn't include a picture of my friend, who is now working in the private sector.

Kicked out Lance Corporal Marines No one cared that you served your country well Just whom you kissed... Recognized Author Notes Another Marine, jealous of my friend's success, took a surreptitious picture of my friend kissing his boyfriend and turned it in to the military authories before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell (an American law preventing openly gay and lesbian people serving in the military)" was rescinded. He was kicked of the military with a "Less than Honorable Discharge Under Honorable Conditions." Yes, that's right--"Less than Honorable Discharge Under Honorable Conditions." Huh? This is an ABC poem, as the contest directives required. The first letter of the first four lines must follow an alphabetical sequence (here, K-N) and the last line may start with any letter.

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