This made-for-TV movie begins in 1975, when Technical Sergeant
Leonard Matlovich (Brad Dourif), a highly decorated Vietnam
veteran, faces a court-martial and possible discharge.
Matlovich's "offense:" He is an admitted homosexual. Knowing
full well that the military has a long-standing ban on gays,
Matlovich deliberately makes public his sexual preferences in
order to test the ban in court. John McGreevey's teleplay is
based on actual court transcripts, with no deviations from the
facts at hand. Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force was
originally telecast August 21, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi  Movie
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