Military veteran fired-Issues: Discrimination, nursing in uniform, attack on women and poor military leadership.

Photo - Brynja Sigurdardottir Facebook page, from "strollerderby" http://blogs.babble.com/strollerderby/2012/05/31/photo-of-military-moms-breastfeeding-causes-controversy-although-im-not-sure-why/

A recent photo has resulted in the photographers employer firing the photographer. The photography depicts nursing military mothers, in uniform, providing food for their child. More on the story: http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/woman-behind-controversial-military-breastfeeding-photo-fired-her-164900839.html

A related story concerning the nursing mothers photographed. Nursing mothers reprimanded, military officials claim photographs and related press releases concerning the issue is political campaigning in uniform which is illegal: "Terran Echegoyen-McCabe, a member of the Air National Guard, was photographed in uniform nursing her 10-month-old twin daughters. Sitting next to her, also nursing, is Christina Luna. Both Luna and Echegoyen-McCabe live and work at the Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane." Link to the story: http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0601/Breastfeeding-moms-in-military-uniforms-reprimanded-video

ABC NEWS VIDEO about issue.

National Equality Observance Themes, Courtesy of Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Institute-DEOMI

Americans represent many cultures and backgrounds, celebrate our diversity.

National Observance Themes	Date	Source/Theme
Martin Luther King’s Birthday	16 January 2012	National and Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: The King Center  Remember! Celebrate! Act!  A Day On, Not A Day Off!! (This theme does not change.)
African American/Black History Month	1-29 February 2012	National and Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)  Black Women in American Culture and History
Women’s History Month	1-31 March 2012	National and Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: Women’s History Project  Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment
Holocaust Remembrance Day  Days of Remembrance	19 April 2012  15-22 April 2012	National and Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum  Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month	1-31 May 2012	National and Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: Federal Asian Pacific American Council  Striving for Excellence in Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
Women’s Equality Day	26 August 2012	National and Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: Women’s History Project  Celebrating Women's Right to Vote (This theme does not change.)
Hispanic Heritage Month	15 September-  15 October 2012	National and Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers  Diversity United, Building America’s Future Today
National Disability Employment Awareness Month	1-31 October 2012	National and Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: Department of Labor  A Strong Workforce is an Inclusive Workforce: What Can YOU Do?
National American Indian Heritage Month	1-30 November 2012	Department of Defense USD (P&R) Theme  Source: Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE)  Serving Our People, Serving Our Nations: Native Visions for Future Generations