Members of military march in San Diego gay pride parade

The event marks the first time the Defense Department has permitted personnel to wear their uniforms in such a parade. 'This is history,' one participant says.

SAN DIEGO — Led by a Marine sergeant wearing her dress blue uniform and bearing the American flag aloft, several hundred members of the military marched in the city's LGBT Pride parade Saturday, marking the first time the Department of Defense has permitted personnel to wear their uniforms in a gay festival parade.