I don't think so Pat. Those are dates for which Mad Cow disease was a concern. I lived in France for a year around 1994 and was barred from blood donation for 10 years after I got back because of Mad Cow concerns. Maybe it's some other concern, but I doubt they are equating being stationed in those places with homosexualality. I'm not defending the Red Cross or the FDA's policies here, just saying those dates look an awful lot like the dates they had for possible Mad Cow contamination in Europe and they only thought it was a problem if you were there for
6 months or more, probably to avoid barring everyone who took a vacation.Bill Ranck Blacksburg, Va.