It has been a full year since the official end of "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), and all the catastrophic predictions of those opposed to honest service by gays and lesbians have failed to materialize. Troops now serve our nation openly and proudly, without fear of losing their jobs simply because of the gender of the person they love.

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Veterans and their families who've got stories to tell are taking to the stage in the greater Baltimore area this week and next, to share their experiences with their communities.

"The Telling Project" is a production that takes specific impactful stories from a local veteran's life, drafts them into a stage play, and casts the veterans themselves into the role of their own lives.

The stories are as varied and different as each of the veterans are, and can only be told by those closest to the story.

In a piece titled “Gays in the Military,” NBC News reporter Jim Maceda took a look at how America’s military has adapted in the year since President Barack Obama signed the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Maceda visited with Task Force Bulldog on patrol in eastern Afghanistan, noting that it is the kind of combat unit that critics had warned would implode if DADT was repealed. He found, instead, that nothing really has changed except that Staff Sgt. Chris Bostik, on his third combat tour, is a squad leader and is openly gay.

SAN DIEGO – The four-day holiday weekend means that it is time for one of the most popular events hosted by SDPIX and Rich’s: The Active Duty Military Party, to be held Saturday, Nov. 26.

Held quarterly, Active Duty parties typically attract a packed house at the Hillcrest nightclub, filled with hundreds of patrons clad in military-themed attire and costumes.