{"id":58078,"date":"2022-05-25T19:21:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T19:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/25\/how-military-spouses-of-the-year-are-championing-change\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:05:15","slug":"how-military-spouses-of-the-year-are-championing-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/opinion\/commentary\/2022\/05\/25\/how-military-spouses-of-the-year-are-championing-change\/","title":{"rendered":"How military \u2018Spouses of the Year\u2019 are championing change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Corps Spouse of the Year Vinny Toth shares his story of acceptance and belonging after \u201cDon\u2019t Ask Don\u2019t Tell\u201d was repealed and how he\u2019s helping create diverse military spouse communities \u2014 especially for male military spouses. 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