Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, kisses her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2011, after Gaeta's ship, USS Oak Hill, returned from 80 days at sea. It's a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings - one lucky sailor is chosen to be first off the ship for the long-awaited kiss with a loved one. On Wednesday, for the first time, the happily reunited couple was gay. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Brian J. Clark)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, left, greets her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2011 after Gaeta's ship returned from 80 days at sea. A Navy tradition caught up with the repeal of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" rule on Wednesday when the two women sailors became the first to share the coveted "first kiss" on the pier after Gaeta returned from 80 days at sea. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Brian J. Clark) MAGS OUT
