A member of the Greatest Generation, Philip Spooner, spoke from his heart to the state legislature in Maine to stand up for gay marriage and equality for all under the law. "My name is Phillip Spooner and I live at 5 Graham Street in Biddeford. I am 86 years old and a lifetime Republican and an active Vfw," began Mr. Spooner's testimony given for Maine's marriage equality bill on April 22, 2009. Nearly 4,000 people attended the hearing, with marriage equality supporters out-numbering the opposition 4 to 1. Mr. Spooner, an 86-year-old World War II veteran who served with General Patton, was at Omaha Beach and participated in the liberation of Paris spoke out about his...
- 10/22/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
A member of the Greatest Generation, Philip Schooner, spoke from his heart to the state legislature in Maine to stand up for gay marriage and equality for all under the law. "My name is Phillip Schooner and I live at 5 Graham Street in Biddeford. I am 86 years old and a lifetime Republican and an active Vfw," began Mr. Schooner's testimony given for Maine's marriage equality bill on April 22, 2009. Nearly 4,000 people attended the hearing, with marriage equality supporters out-numbering the opposition 4 to 1. Mr. Schooner, an 86-year-old World War II veteran who served with General Patton, was at Omaha Beach and participated in the liberation of Paris spoke out about his loss of...
- 10/22/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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