Candle Light Memorial Vigil for Seaman August Provost

Dear All,

It is our intent to honor this young man Seaman August Provost whose life was needlessly taken by a horrible violent murder during work at Camp Pendleton. He was tied, gaged, shot 3 times, and burned.

This will be a very somber occasion and the signs need reflect his memory. Preferably with his picture and the words "In the loving memory of Seaman August Provost Dec 1, 1979 - Jun 30, 2009" or "1 Life Taken is 2 many" or "DADT = Silence = Death." Candles will be lit. There is a picture of a sign for your car window for the funeral procession at :

http://dodfedglobe.ning.com/photo/sign-for-seaman-august-provost?context=user

Additionally we are encouraging all major cities in Southern California to have pre-coordinated funeral processions and car pools to this memorial vigil. Have in your window a Pink Triangle with Seaman Provost's picture in the background, underneath the words Silence = Death . This tells all that see this that it is completely unfair that military personnel must risk being fired due to Don't Ask Don't Tell if they report being harassed.

For San Diego the meet place for the funeral procession is 5:30PM at the LGBT Center. Departure at 6PM.

No matter what the actual charge will be from the investigation; all know that Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) does cause a stereotyping and dehumanizing of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) people within the Department of Defense. Had it not been for DADT Seaman Provost and others could have felt safe enough to complain about harassment without fear of job loss. DADT creates for all LGBT employees of the Dept of Defense a hostile work environment.

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