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23.4.12

Outserve Statement On The Death Of Lance Corporal Philip Bushong | Facebook: WASHINGTON, April 22 – Today OutServe, the association of actively-serving LGBT U.S. military personnel and one of the largest LGBT employee resource groups in the world, released a statement on the death of Marine Lance Corporal Philip Bushong, killed in Washington, DC, yesterday. Detectives say that the suspected killer, another Marine, used a “homophobic slur” in the fight that led to Bushong’s death.



“We are deeply saddened by the death of Lance Corporal Phil Bushong at the hands of a fellow Marine. We are troubled by the specter that this might have been a hate crime; if so, we anticipate the authorities will pursue it to the fullest extent of the law.



This is particularly upsetting since, overall, gay and lesbian Marines have been accepted and treated equally in the force since repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ We look forward to the results of a swift and thorough investigation of this tragic incident.”



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: SUE FULTON, sue.fulton@outserve.org, 908-256-6727


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