1975 Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leonard Matlovich was discharged after publicly declaring his homosexuality. His tombstone reads: “A gay Vietnam Veteran. When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.” 1983 Two correctional officers in Marion federal prison in illinois were killed by inmates. The events were the most highly publicized and significant in the history of Marion. The officers were killed in separate incidents at the hands of members of the …