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FORT MASSAC COMES ALIVE WITH REENACTMENT Reenactors dressed in 1700’s replica French infantry garb perform traditional military drills Sunday as part of the 37th annual Fort Massac Encampment in Metropolis. The encampment, which is held over two days in October, drew more than 160,000 people to Metropolis in 2009 to witness battlefield recreations, field formations and organized marching. The weekend also includes demonstrations performed using time period tools and techniques such as blacksmithing, woodworking, buck skinning and traditional cooking. DAN DWYER DAILY EGYPTIAN
Cadets raise cash for comrade SARAH SCHNEIDER Daily Egyptian
Jonathan Cape says pulling the ROTC battalion together to help out a fellow cadet is something Stephen Ellis would do. “He is part of the Saluki family, he is part of the ROTC family, and he is a combat veteran. We are all cadets out here and we like to take care of our own," said Cape, an enrollment officer of the army ROTC at SIUC. Ellis, a senior from St. Libory studying psychology, was severely
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e is the kindest guy. He would give you the shirt off his back, and he is the kind of guy who will never ask for anything in return. — Nicole Morlock a senior from St. Louis studying philosophy
burned in a fire Oct. 9 at his home and remains at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. No one else was injured and the cause of the fire is still unknown said Nicole Morlock, a senior from St. Louis studying philosophy and
friend of Ellis. Representatives from St. John's declined to comment on Ellis' condition, as his family requested his status remain confidential. ROTC cadets pulled together to have a car wash Saturday, with
all proceeds going toward Ellis' recovery, as well as to his family to replace items lost in the fire. Cape said they hoped to raise about $1,500 Saturday. Although he did not have an exact amount, Cape said they came close to that. “Within the first hour and a half we had more than $350, and we have had a constant stream of cars all day long,� he said. Almost everything in the house was ruined, so fundraisers like the car wash will help replace items that were lost. However, Morlock said some items cannot be re-
placed such as Ellis' scrapbook and photo album from when he served in Iraq. Morlock said she transferred to SIUC in 2009 because Ellis recommended the university to her. She said they became friends after meeting at a military academy. “He is the kindest guy. He would give you the shirt off his back, and he is the kind of guy who will never ask for anything in return,� she said. Please see CAR WASH | 4
Veterans don’t tell about ‘don’t ask’ policy changes RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian Sean Dillard says the morale of the armed services could be turned on its head after a federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday which stopped enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. "It might cause a lot of commotion with people being hurt or becoming targets," said Dillard, a sophomore from Harrisburg studying photography and photojournalism and Iraq war
veteran. "It's definitely going to be affecting the morale of all the troops serving over there." U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips' injunction also ordered the government to suspend and discontinue all pending discharge proceedings and investigations under the policy, which allowed gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals to serve in the military as long as they did not reveal their sexual orientation. Dan Woods, the attorney who represented the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights group that filed
the lawsuit in 2004 to stop the ban's enforcement, told the Associated Press on Tuesday the injunction goes into affect immediately. "'Don't ask, don't tell,' as of today at least, is done, and the government is going to have to do something now to resurrect it," Woods said. "This is an extremely significant, historic decision. Once and for all, this failed policy is stopped. Fortunately now we hope all Americans who wish to serve their country can." The Department of Justice has appealed the injunction.
Many of the veterans contacted by the Daily Egyptian declined to comment on the change, some due to their current enlistment in the armed forces. But Dillard, who said he had nothing against gays, said many of his comrades when he was enlisted supported the policy. He said conflict could now rise due to distrust between soldiers, including during activities such as showering. "Now you're going to have to separate them even more, into the straight showers and then
the gay showers," he said. "That's just going to create commotion. I don't want to have to be taking a shower and have to think that the guy next to me is checking me out." Lt. Col. Eric Roberts, director of SIUC's army military science, said he would continue to follow the orders of the government, whatever they may be. "We answer to the commander in chief, so whatever they want is what we do," he said. Please see ASK | 4