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Gay Former Crew Member Supports Captain Honors

By Jamie Reno / Military Blogger

Published January 6, 2011 at 10:03 AM PST

This story was published more than 14 years ago.

A gay former USS Enterprise sailor is speaking out in defense of Captain Honors and the controversial videos that cost him his command of the ship. Former Petty Officer Eric Prenger, who is openly gay since leaving the Navy, is now leading an effort to organize other gay former Enterprise sailors to support Honors.

He told WTKR Television that Honors' videos ventured to boost morale and lift spirits on board the ship.

Prenger said:

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Jamie Reno blogged about the military for KPBS' Home Post blog. Jamie has been the San Diego correspondent for Newsweek magazine for nearly two decades, for which he has written or co-written cover stories on such subjects as the Enron collapse, Napster, the war on terrorism, media conglomeration, the Heaven's Gate religious cult, teen culture, and new cancer treatments. He has also written for such publications as the New York Times, Rolling Stone, People, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times. Jamie has won more than 20 Society of Professional Journalist and Press Club awards, including the Press Club's Best of Show award in 1997, 1998 and 2002.

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