Gay Couple Marries at West Point’s Cadet Chapel

The couple had already taken vows together in 1999 but they wanted to make a public statement so went to West Point to hold another ceremony.

Brenda “Sue” Fulton, 53, and Penelope Gnesin, 52, became the first same-sex couple to get married at West Point’s Cadet Chapel. The couple added other military trappings to their wedding, including a tradition called the saber arch, where officers or cadets hold their swords aloft over the newlyweds as they emerge from the church. (ABC)

Brenda Sue Fulton attended West Point in 1980 in the first class that allowed women.

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#1 December 2, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Rosemary Woodhouse commented:

They’re always so ugly it’s no wonder they’re “gay” (quite the opposite. “horrid” is a better fit)
#2 December 2, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Bob commented:

This is SPECTACULAR!!!!
#3 December 2, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Truth Teller commented:

I think the one standing is jharp!

Wow, j…you are quite the looker! Woo-hoo!
#4 December 2, 2012 at 3:58 pm
NavyMom commented:

The country’s moral and cultural slide continues at a disheartening pace.
#5 December 2, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Mad Hatter commented:

This is sick and disgusting. The Alinsky left has hijacked another great American institute and have stained it by making degenerate behavior the new norm.
#6 December 2, 2012 at 4:20 pm
kay commented:

is it normal for weddings to take place with swords drawn and to walk under them? if its the ‘norm’ for this to happen then I would expect these 2 had friends or sympathizers who were a part of the ceremony.

If NOT the norm, then this is a PROBLEM.
#7 December 2, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Sasja commented:

Kay

Arch of Swords (Sabers) Ceremony:
The Rules & Regulations of a Military Wedding

Military weddings are a privilege of those in the armed forces or cadets. All are formal, with military personnel in dress uniform and commanding officers seated according to rank. What most guests at a military wedding are most likely to remember is the “crossed sabers,” also known as the “arch of sabers,” or the “arch of steel. The word steel, is synonymous for and used to represent either sabers for Navy or swords for Army, Air Force and Marines. Traditionally the bride and groom walk through the arch of swords. That passage is meant to ensure the couple’s safe transition into their new life together. The arch of swords is formed by an honor guard made up of members of the military who would normally wear a sword or saber when in dress uniform. Should one of the honor guard also be serving as a wedding attendant, in order to conform to tradition, he or she must be in full uniform.

That includes wearing a sword or saber while in the wedding party. No one out of full dress uniform may, when conforming to military procedure, carry a sword or saber. The commanding officer should serve as a resource for the prospective bride and groom for information about who can and who cannot wear a uniform with a sword. The arch of swords procedure is a simple and elegant one. The honor guard form two lines opposite each other. On the command of “draw sword” or “draw sabers,” the steel is raised with the right hand, with the cutting edges facing up. The couple enters the arch, kiss, and then passes through. The newly married couple then salute the honor guard. Members of the honor guard then sheath the swords or sabers and return them to a carry position.”

I guess this will have to be amended. This is what happens when freaks are allowed access to the mainstream of society.
#8 December 2, 2012 at 4:33 pm
Sasja commented:

Forgot the link..there is more

http://www.wedalert.com/content/articles/arch_of_swords.asp
#9 December 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm
DomesticGoddess commented:

This just makes my head explode!
#10 December 2, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Coasta commented:

Were the cadets appointed or volunteered? WTHeck? There has to be some West Point parents screaming today! I know I would be.
#11 December 2, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Rose commented:

How truly evil.

West Point Chapel is the site of a very very special sermon and prayer over those men on Dec. 7, 1941 by Peter Marshall, delivered before anyone knew about Pearl Harbor – the sermon gave strength to the men for what was to come as America entered WWII.

Those who hate God love to come to places of Great Moment and Spit in God’s face. They like to think it will make it their own site of Great Moment.

Their Harvest is on its way.
#12 December 2, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Lady Mondegreen commented:

Oh, I am so shocked, SHOCKED!!! How can such a thing happen???? Just because these two women served their country in the armed forces, why do they think they are entitled to go against our prejudices? It was bad enough when Truman made white soldiers serve with and (GASP!!!) share barracks with black troops. And we know what that social experiment led to. Colin Powell and Alan West, that’s what. Oh the horror, the horror….where are my smelling salts…?
#13 December 2, 2012 at 7:43 pm
saveus commented:

Exactly how does this further the objectives of West Point or the US ArmY?

Does it make the USA any safer?

Does it matter to obama?
#14 December 2, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Militant Conservative commented:

Evil is staining all that is good and right.

Bible tells us this will continue for some time. Obama will soon be inhabited

by the UN holy spirit soon. It’s going to get lost worse.

READ! Much has already come to pass.
#15 December 2, 2012 at 7:52 pm
what? commented:

I knew I would find some grade A ignorance in this thread. You wingnuts always deliver.
#16 December 2, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Evan commented:

How sweet. Their love for each other is still so strong that they wanted to have a bigger, even more beautiful ceremony thirteen years after their first one.
#17 December 2, 2012 at 8:53 pm
Obamao commented:

Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?

- OR -

You cannot make a silk purse of a sow’s ear.

IF government chooses to redefine the substance of things I would prefer that maybe they redefine the energy content of gasoline, that would surely do so much more for our energy independence, national security, and prosperity. While they are at it, they can satisfy global warmest and issue a decree that the earth is cooling. And money really does grow on trees.
#18 December 2, 2012 at 9:02 pm
DomesticGoddess commented:

There are some pathetic trolls on here tonight. How much is Barky paying you to post?
#19 December 2, 2012 at 10:18 pm
jony101 commented:

one word “weirdo’s” , yes I mean the US military are a bunch of weirdo’s. I use to be in the military when they didnt have so many weirdos.
Maybe you should join in the festivities Lady Mondegreen, since you approve of such weirdness. But libs always talk about wanting gays in the military but they themselves wont join because of unjust wars or some other cowardly excuse.