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"A retired Army colonel is giving up his plot in the Idaho Veterans cemetery so a lesbian veteran can be buried beside her wife (via Think Progress). After Navy veteran Madelynn Taylor's wife died in 2012, Taylor began making arrangements for the two to be buried together when the time comes. Unfortunately, her request for the two burial plots was denied, since the state of Idaho does not recognize same-sex marriage. But when retired Army Col. Barry Johnson heard Taylor's story, he volunteered his own plot. \"I am happy to give my fellow veteran that small peace of mind. And I do it to honor all the great Americans I've served with along the way \u2014 gay, straight, whatever,\" Johnson said. So basically, I want him to be my third grandpa.\n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\nNo word yet on whether the state will recognize Johnson's offer, and Taylor has yet to officially comment on the gesture. \"Give Madelynn and Jean and others like them a break,\" said Johnson. \"Stop finding reasons to make life \u2014 and in this case, death \u2014 harder than it needs to be.\"Follow Frank on Twitter.Photo Credit: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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