AF upholds homosexual ban

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who still carries wounds from a land mine in Vietnam, has vowed to go to the Supreme Court in his fight to stay, in the Air Force. Only a decision by Air Force Secretary John L. McLucas that he be retained can keep the case out of the federal courts, Matlovich's attorneys have said.

Matlovich testified in his own defense. "I didn't realize I was gay until about two years ago," he said. And when he did realize the truth, he said, “I cried a lot."

As time went on, he told the board, he realized he always would be homosexual and that he couldn't go on "living a lie" and fearing he would be found out.