I served in the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 8th Infantry Division. I never met another service member who didn't know someone who was gay. For him to talk about fellow soldiers in such a manner is tragic, for you to defend it, is despicable.
Who said I defended it? You assume quite a bit, don't you? You attacked a fellow Vietnam vet on his service, and I defended him on that; doesn't mean I always agree with him(and I don't).
In point of fact, there were only two things I ever cared about in any soldier I served with: (1) can I depend on him 100% to do his job?, and (2) is his personal and professional conduct in accord with good order and discipline within the unit? So long as the answer to those two questions is in the affirmative, I did not and do not care what any troop's politics, religion, sexual orientation, color, or any other personal characteristic was or is. Had you read a couple of posts in which I defended Bodecea on that point, you would know that; obviously, you did not.
P.S. There actually ARE conservatives who do NOT belong to the "religious right". I happen to be one of those. I suggest you remember that.