Hagel Says Pentagon to Move Quickly on Gay-Marriage Benefits
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The Pentagon will provide benefits to the same-sex spouses of military personnel after the Supreme Court today struck down a law that had barred the federal government from doing so, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
“The Department of Defense intends to make the same benefits available to all military spouses -- regardless of sexual orientation -- as soon as possible,” Hagel said today in an e-mailed statement. “That is now the law, and it is the right thing to do.”