Comments on: Remembering Barry Winchell

By: Meganlee Rivera

Meganlee Rivera — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:18:00 +0000

the murderess still in jail?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:48:31 +0000

He looks so dear. I just saw Soldier’s Girl last night. My heart is broken for Barry. I think Troy Garity did a very good job making me like him. Barry just followed his heart being a soldier and being with Calpernia. He didnt hurt anybody and still this happened to him. I want to do something for him and his memory. I hope Justin Fishers life is ruined (which it probably is after six years in jail and being the drunk bum he is) and that Calvin Glover serve on the better side of 25 years. At least. RIP Barry, hope you are in a better place.

By: Repeal and Remembrance: Gay Military Martyrs and the End of DADT « Unfinished Lives

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:57:13 +0000

[...] Seaman Allen Schindler was beaten to death by shipmates in a public toilet in Sasebo, Japan. PFC Barry Winchell was murdered with a baseball bat in the Army barracks at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Seaman August [...]

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:54:01 +0000

I visted Barry’s grave on Sunday July 4th…wish those cowards would not have done what they did. Everytime I think about it it saddens me and makes me so mad….and to think one got out of prison already and is enjoying life? what is with our justice system?!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:10:45 +0000

This story saddens me, I watched the movie this past weekend and it brought me to tears….it was so touching and sad at the same time…..touching as to what an amazing man Barry seemed to be and the loved him and Calpernia had for one another. I can not believe anyone would kill someone because of their sexual orientation…..I feel pitty for the guys that committed this crime and I just wish crimes like this were nonexistent. I live in Kansas City and will be going to see Barry’s grave on July 6th…..If his family ever reads this I am very sorry for your loss, your son seemed to be amazing….

By: unfinishedlives

unfinishedlives — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:52:40 +0000

Hi, rykt226,

The best source I can think of outside PFC Winchell’s family is the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), headquartered in DC. Google them for the email address and phone. They have assisted Barry’s mother and stepfather for years with legal assistance, and first pushed the officials at Fort Campbell to admit there was an actual hate crime on base. Barry’s love, Calpurnia Addams, is online, too. She is in California pursuing a career in the entertainment industry, last I knew.

Best wishes,

Steve

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:38:56 +0000

Greetings, my name is Kevin and currently I am doing a class project on researching hate crimes. I am researching PFC Winchell because I wanted to search for any hate crimes in the military since I am going into service. I wanted to understand how…(Sorry I can not seem to find the right words to use). I just want more information on PFC Winchell so I can give an effective presentation to my class about how serious this problem is in our military.

-thank you
(please feel free to contact me if you wish ryukt226@yahoo)

By: unfinishedlives

unfinishedlives — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:16:22 +0000

Dear William,

I do not have the email you seek. You might try SLDN.

Unfinished Lives

By: William

William — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:29:01 +0000

I knew Barry and spent some time with him when he stationed in Kentucky. I was trying to locate an email for his mother, Pat. Do you know how I can contact her? Thanx

By: On Memorial Day, We Honor the Military Service of Our Gay Dead « Unfinished Lives

Sun, 24 May 2009 07:07:46 +0000

[...] Winchell, who had been singled out for anti-gay ridicule by his barracks mates at Fort Campbell, was bludgeoned to death in 1999 by a fellow soldier wielding a baseball bat at his head and body while he was asleep. Ironically, he was killed after an Independence Day celebration on base. His hate crime murder and trial exposed one of the most notorious cover-ups of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) era. His parents and SLDN contend that the Army betrayed him by violating its own DADT policies, failing to follow the best traditions of the Army in order to shield the chain of command, and exposing other gay soldiers to danger and dishonorable discharge. The anti-gay climate of Fort Campbell was never sufficiently addressed in the wake of Winchell’s killing, and the base commander, General Robert T. Clark, was promoted despite the protests of SLDN and other LGBT advocacy organizations around the country. His killer is serving a life sentence for Winchell’s murder in a federal military prison facility. [...]

By: patty

patty — Fri, 15 May 2009 06:25:12 +0000

ashley im sorry about your uncle, i hope that someday you will find peace in your heart, i know you must miss your uncle. what happened to him was very cruel he seemed like a nice gentle young man. may he rest in peace

By: Soldier’s Girl Screens Tonight « Wimminwise

Soldier’s Girl Screens Tonight « Wimminwise — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:13:14 +0000

[...] in the story, Calpernia Addams, was propelled into transgender activism by the events. A brief tribute to Pfc. Barry Winchell is online at Unfinished Lives, an ongoing project of Rev. Stephen V. Sprinkle and Brite Divinity [...]

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:16:51 +0000

this was my uncle. he got killed when i was 7 in 1999.
now i can never see him again until i’m in heaven with him.
i love you uncle bear