Family Fears One opponent, a flight engineer who spoke on the condition of anonymity, was less certain that openly homosexual soldiers and sailors would be accepted.

"Perhaps, on reflection, the simplest solution is for homosexual soldiers to keep their mouths shut and get on with their jobs."

According to officers, it means that openly homosexual soldiers would still have to undergo a security clearance, but then so would everyone else.

He said the charges were not affected by an appellate court ruling earlier this month that the Army's ban on homosexual soldiers was unconstitutional.

It is insinuated that this was a camp for homosexual soldiers.

Smith, an ex-army nurse who worked as a counsellor for homosexual soldiers, claimed in his appeal that he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

But no such separation was possible between heterosexual and and homosexual soldiers, he said.

However, Sullivan's idea of creating a monument that would depict a homosexual soldier would be difficult if not impossible.