brigadier general douglas lee has served over 31 years as both a reserve and active duty chaplain and now heads the joint commission that represents presbyterian reformed chaplains. he is one of 66 retired chaplains who wrote a letter to president obama and secretary of defense gates urging them not to repeal don't ask don't tell. >> homosexuality is one of a multitude of sins. chaplains essentially help people wrestle with the sins that beset them in their lives and try and give them encourage and hope and a way out of all that, and for the christian the way out is jesus christ. for another religion it might be some other means. the problem with this repeal is that this particular sin is being legitimized as being normal and okay. >> reporter: whereas some chaplains support the repeal, and all chaplains accept their obligation to minister to everyone, chaplain lee fears the conflict conservative christian chaplains are bound to ha when counseling openly gay service members. >> chaplains are concerned that when it comes to the bold preaching, teaching, counseling, marrying, burying, s