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A veteran came out as gay in his obituary. Now, his family is praising his final 'salute'

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A veteran came out as gay in his obituary. Now, his family is praising his final 'salute'

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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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The niece of Edward Thomas Ryan, the decorated military veteran who came out as gay in his obituary, is proud her uncle "got to open doors for other people."

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But this is not going to lift him up again.
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  It might if enough people believe hard enough.

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