12,000 TO BE HONORED ON THE DC MALL

To honor LGBT military personnel fired under 10 USC Sec. 654, better known as the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, (enacted November 30, 1993) 12,000 Flags on the Mall will take place starting on the 14th anniversary of the policy's enactment, November 30, 2007, and continue through Sunday, December 2nd. During that weekend, each of the 12,000 flags installed on Washington's National Mall will serve to honor an individual service member discharged under "Don't Ask."