General Pace and General Washington General Peter Pace, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—America’s top military
figure—recently evoked a storm of angry protests from gay-rights
advocates and liberal politicians (Jelinek, 2007). The reason?
He made the following statement: “I believe homosexual acts
between two individuals are immoral and that we should not
condone immoral acts. I do not believe the United States is well
served by a policy that says it is okay to be immoral in any
way” (Madhani, 2007). General Pace is in good company. After
all, when serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental
Army during the Revolutionary War, the Father of our country was
apprised of a homosexual in the army. The response of General
Washington was immediate and decisive. He issued “General
Orders” from Army Headquarters at Valley Forge on Saturday,
March 14, 1778: Courtesy Library of Congress: www.loc.gov At a
General Court Martial whereof Colo. Tupper was President (10th
March 1778) Lieutt. Enslin of Colo.