During his State of the Union address, President Obama asks Congress to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law.
President Obama said Wednesday night he will work with Congress and the military to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bars gays and lesbians from openly serving in the armed forces.
More than 100 retired U.S. military leaders -- including the former head of the Naval Academy -- have signed a statement calling for an end to the military's "don't ask-don't tell" policy, according to a California-based think tank that supports the movement.
Military veterans and leaders of activist groups marked the fourteenth anniversary of the signing of the military's "don't ask don't tell" policy by demanding it be repealed.
As part of the "People You Should Know" special, CNN.com users sent in their nominations for people they'd like to know more about. Here is a selection of their responses, some of which have been edited for clarity and length.
Staff Sgt. Eric Alva was one of the first Americans -- perhaps the first -- to be wounded in Iraq when he lost his leg to a land mine.
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili has had a change of heart about gays in the military.
Retired Gen. John Shalikashvili, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and adviser to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, is responsive and "looking good," a friend said, after being hospitalized last weekend for a brain hemorrhage.
Retired Gen. John Shalikashvili, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and now an adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, has been hospitalized in Washington state after a severe stroke, Pentagon officials said Monday.
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