Col. Loren Weeks, of the California Army National Guard, speaks at the California National Guard's LGBT Ally program roll-out event at its state headquarters on June 27, 2016, in Sacramento, California. Weeks detailed his experiences as a gay service member under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, as well as his experiences after the policy's repeal. The California National Guard has launched a program designed to seek out and train allies to the LGBT community within the state's National Guard force. Excluded no more 160627-Z-WQ610-0108

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