Photo: The Navy is changing course on guidance that would have allowed gay marriage on military bases.Navy Reverses Itself On Gay Marriages On Military Bases -- CNN
Washington (CNN) -- The Navy did an abrupt about-face late Tuesday, suspending earlier guidance that could have allowed same-sex marriages on military bases once the Pentagon scraps its present Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
A memorandum from the Chief of Chaplains, Rear Admiral M.L. Tidd, suspended one he issued about a month ago.
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