Given the recent increased debate about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” I think the article below is an especially interesting juxtaposition between the United States and Canada in regard to same-sex marriage.

Plus, it’s fun to think about hot army boys in love. Especially Even anonymous ones.

Canadian Forces See First Gay Wedding

HALIFAX - The Canadian military is marking its first gay wedding.

Two men, who do not want to be identified, exchanged vows in a small ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Greenwood in western Nova Scotia. It was the first time the military presided over a same-sex union after introducing guidelines in 2003 dealing with the contentious issue.

The two men, one a sergeant, the other a warrant officer, were married last month by a United Church minister because the base chaplain is Anglican and couldn’t officiate.

But, Lt-Cmdr. David Greenwood helped arrange the service and preached at it. He says it might encourage other gays and lesbians in the military to come forward and make their vows official.

A spokeswoman with National Defence confirmed it was the first wedding for a gay couple in the military’s history.

The department’s guidelines say same-sex couples must be treated like heterosexuals.

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled last September that banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.