Pro-LGBTQ Obama Defense Sec. Ash Carter Dies At 68

ABC News reports:

Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the post under President Barack Obama, has died at 68, his family announced Tuesday. Carter is survived by his wife, Stephanie, and his children, Ava and Will. “It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of former Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter shares that Secretary Carter passed away Monday evening in Boston after a sudden cardiac event at the age of 68,” his family announced in a statement.

Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter died Monday night after a “sudden cardiac event,” his family says in statement.

He was 68 years old. pic.twitter.com/zb2Axsx0rc

— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) October 25, 2022

It’s been 5 years since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was repealed. Here’s Sec. Ash Carter pic.twitter.com/foO6WGQEhV

— David Mack (@davidmackau) September 20, 2016

2016 Jun 29 – Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announces that the Pentagon is lifting the ban on transgender people serving openly in the U.S. military. The decision removes one of the last remaining barriers to LGBT participation in the armed forces. pic.twitter.com/mppeVKgEDk

— BobbyB?️‍??? (@BobbyB_RI) June 29, 2020

JUST IN: Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter blasts Trump’s decision, saying transgender people already serve capably and honorably pic.twitter.com/FxTOZyoE5L

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 26, 2017