From On Deadline and Alliance Defense Fund:
Jul 22, 2010
'Don't ask, don't tell' opponent honorably discharged
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Army National Guard Lt. Dan Choi has been honorably discharged, almost a year and a half after he came out on national television to join the campaign to overturn the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding the sexual orientation of members of the military, the The Advocate reported.
Members of the Secret Service respond as Lt. Dan Choi stands handcuffed to the fence outside the White House on April 20.CAPTIONBy Win McNamee, Getty ImagesThe letter from the Department of Defense makes the discharge effective July 31 and amounted to an "infuriating and painful announcement," Choi told the publication.
"From the first moment we put on our nation's uniform and swore our solemn oath, we committed ourselves to fight for freedom and justice, to defend our constitution and put the needs of others before our own," Choi wrote in an e-mailed statement.
"This is not an oath that I intend to abandon," he wrote. "Doing so at such a time, or remaining silent when our family and community members are fired or punished for who they truly are, would be an unequivocal moral dereliction that tarnishes the honor of the uniform and insults the meaning of America."
(Posted by Melanie Eversley)
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