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CrosswordPuzzle Joint Base Langley-Eustis Editorial Staff Joint Base Langley-Eustis Commander Col. John J. Allen Jr. Joint Base Langley-Eustis Public Affairs Officer Capt. Kevin Whitlatch • kevin.whitlatch@us.af.mil Joint Base Langley-Eustis Editor Senior Airman Aubrey White • aubrey.white@us.af.mil Fort Eustis Managing Editor Staff Sgt. Katie Gar Ward • fteustismain@gmail.com Per Air Force Instruction 35-101/Army Regulation 360-1, only stories and photos submitted by members of the Department of Defense community and DOD news services may be printed in The Peninsula Warrior. Any stories, photos or announcements must be submitted eight days prior to publication. Stories and photos should be submitted to the editor and/or assistant editor at 633abw.paedit@langley. af.mil or Public Affairs Office, 601 Hines Cir., Fort Eustis, VA 23604. Announcements for the Community Section should be submitted to fteustismain@gmail.com. Announcements for the Outside the Gate Section should be submitted to fteustismain@gmail. com. For more information call 878-4920. Authors’ names may be withheld, but all letters must include the authors’ signatures and telephone number. The Peninsula Warrior is an authorized publication for all the members of the U.S. military. Contents of The Peninsula Warrior are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force or the Department of the Army. The Peninsula Warrior is printed every Friday by offset as a civilian enterprise newspaper for the Public Affairs Office, U.S. Air Force by Military Newspapers of Virginia at 150 W. Brambleton Ave. Norfolk, VA 23510 under exclusive written contract with the commander, Joint Base Langley-Eustis. MNV is a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Air Force or Department of the Army. Printed circulation: 25,000. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. A confirmed violation or rejection of this policy of equal opportunity by any advertiser will result in refusal to print advertising from that source. All editorial content of The Peninsula Warrior is prepared, edited, provided and approved by the Public Affairs Office Joint Base Langley-Eustis. All photographs are Air Force or Army photographs unless otherwise stated. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts and supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense or MNV of the products or services advertised.
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ACROSS 4 The 1969 March on _________ is commemorated in the LGBT Community during LGBT History Month. 6 The 1969 _________ Riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. 7 After a mandatory 60-day time period passed, the repeal of DADT took effect on _________ 20, 2011. 8 The last Sunday in June was originally celebrated as ___ _____ ___.
DOWN 1 National ______ ___ Day is celebrated on October 11. 2 LGBT Pride Month is celebrated every year during what month? 3 This U.S. President pledged to overturn the former U.S. policy during his campaign for the 2008 presidency.
9 What former U.S. policy theoreti5 The Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual & cally lifted a ban on service of homo- ___________ Community
Heritage Spotlight The Khobar Towers bombing was a terrorist attack on part of a housing complex in the city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, located near the national oil company headquarters of Dhahran on June 25, 1996. At that time, KhobarTowers was being used as quarters for foreign military personnel. During the attack, a truck-bomb was detonated adjacent to Building #131, an eight-story
sexuals in the military, but continued a statutory band instead?
What do you know about Pride? Throughout June, keep an eye out for Pride Month trivia questions. If you think you know the answer, email the Langley Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender committee at sonya.hildebrand@langley.af.mil. The first person to answer accurately will win a prize! Question: The Department of Defense extended benefits to same-sex spouses after which Act was found unconstitutional?
June 21, 2001: Thirteen indicted for attack on Khobar Towers structure housing U. S. Air Force personnel from the 4404th Wing (Provisional), primarily from a deployed rescue squadron and deployed fighter squadron. In all, 19 U.S. Service members were killed and 498 of various nationalities were wounded. The three-year investigation led the FBI to conclude that Iranians were involved in the attack.
At that time, the Clinton administration hoped to open a dialogue with reformist president Mohammad Khatami, which would be impossible after accusing Iranians of supporting terrorist action. A secret letter, delivered directly to Khatami by Sultan Qaboos of Oman, stated that the United States had evidence of direct Iranian involvement in the act and demanded that those involved be
held responsible for their actions. Khatami refused to begin an investigation and Iranian officials stated that al-Qaeda was responsible for the attack. On June 21, 2001, an indictment was issued in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia charging 13 people with murder, conspiracy and other charges related to the bombing.
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