Author: James McGinnis

Source: phillyBurbs.com

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/92/2009/december/04/vets-come-out-of-the-broom-closet.html

They are Asatru wizards and spirit shaman, Wiccan witches and Druid priests.

They also are veterans of the U.S. military.

And one Morrisville man wants them to “come out of the broom closet.”

Charles Arnold is national commander of the Pagan Veterans of the United States. The Morrisville Vietnam veteran said his members deserve respect equal to any Christian, Jew or Muslim who served the country.

So far, Arnold said pagan vets number about 180. The military does not track the number of pagans. Neither does the U.S. Census.