FORT CAMPBELL: Barry Winchell [Part 1]

In 1999, 21-year old Barry Winchell was part of the 101st Airborne
Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He planned to make the
military a career. Specifically, he wanted to go to Warrant
Officer school and eventually become a helicopter pilot. In
March 1999, he began dating Calpernia Addams, a transgender woman
who was preoperative. To many, this is not a big deal, but to
the military during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era – it was a big
deal.    Barry’s roommate, Justin Fisher, began a
campaign to get Barry kicked out of the military.    But
Barry was so evil, that he used a younger soldier as his weapon to
destroy Barry.  Dig in with Margot as she discusses the murder
of Barry Winchell, the ensuring trials, and the DADT policy. 
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