United States Navy radioman <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_R._Schindler,_Jr." id="mwwg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Allen R. Schindler, Jr.">Allen R. Schindler, Jr.</a> is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that results in the United States' "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_ask,_don't_tell" id="mwww" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Don't ask, don't tell">Don't ask, don't tell</a>" military policy.