Alan Greg Rogers | |
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| Born | September 21, 1967 |
| Died | January 27, 2008 (aged 40) Baghdad, Iraq |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1990–2008 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas |
| Battles / wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Awards | Bronze Star (2) Purple Heart |
| Other work | American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER) |
Alan Greg Rogers (September 21, 1967 – January 27, 2008) was an ordained pastor, a U.S. Army major and intelligence officer, a civil rights activist in the gay, lesbian and bisexual military community and the first-known gay combat fatality of Operation Iraqi Freedom.[1][2][3] The subsequent coverage of his death in the media sparked a debate over the effect of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy and what information should be included in the biography of a gay military person killed in action.[citation needed]
- ^ Meyer, Denny (April 7, 2008), "American Veterans for Equal Rights mourns loss of true soldier and LGBT advocate in Iraq", Forward Observer, archived from the original on 2007-07-31, retrieved 2008-04-26
- ^ Johnson, Aidan (April 11, 2008), "Being gay's compatible with being 'A'", The Globe and Mail, retrieved 2008-04-23[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ralls, Steve (March 30, 2008), "Remembering Alan Rogers", The Bilerico Project, archived from the original on 2012-02-08, retrieved 2008-04-03