By John Mack Freeman
When the submarine USS San Francisco returned home to San Diego this week, it marked a first in military history. For the first time, a male same-sex couple was chosen for the ceremonial first kiss for sailors coming home. Via NBC San Diego:
Thomas Sawicki and his boyfriend Shawn Brier were the lucky couple chosen to share the first kiss off the ship as the fast-attack submarine reunited with its home port at Naval Base Point Loma Monday afternoon. Families lined the dock awaiting the arrival of husbands, sons, dads and brothers returning from a seven-month stint in the Western Pacific.
