August Provost

Sailor charged with murder commits suicide

AP | Posted 09.01.2009 | Home


SAN DIEGO — A sailor charged with murder who committed suicide in the brig at Camp Pendleton asphyxiated himself by stuffing toilet paper in his...

Navy: Murder charge filed in gay seaman's death

AP | Posted 08.23.2009 | Home


SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy says a sailor has been charged in military court with murder and other offenses in the shooting death of a gay San Die...

New Twist in Bisexual Sailor's Murder -- Victim's Aunt Says Suspect Feared Being Outed

Pam Spaulding | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


Pam Spaulding

The murder victim's sexual orientation is not a reason to keep gays and lesbians from serving in the US armed forces; it's a matter of prosecuting those who harass, maim and kill.

Will We Wait Until Another Gay Sailor Is Murdered?

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics


Nathaniel Frank

Last week a 29-year-old gay sailor was found shot to death at a guard shack at Camp Pendleton. His death is Exhibit A for why the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy should end now.

August Provost, Gay Sailor, Found Dead On Base In Suspected Homicide

San Diego Union-Tribune | Kristina Davis | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


CAMP PENDLETON -- The body of a 29-year-old sailor was found in a Camp Pendleton guard shack Tuesday, and a "person of interest" was taken into custod...