Gay military rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi, who was under fire over the summer and not allowed to perform drills with his unit for not adhering to the RIDICULOUS “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, is back with his unit.
Choi was scheduled to appear at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Creating Change Conference over the weekend but was personally called by his commander, who has been highly supportive of the Arabic translator and West Point graduate during his hearing, and asked him to rejoin drill duty and has been warmly welcomed back!!
Choi says:
“Initially, I sensed a feeling of territorialism. They were like, ‘That’s right, he came back to us!’ The paperwork has been floating around in the Pentagon very slowly. Usually people wait six or seven days for their discharge. Meanwhile I’m waiting for months to hear back. It felt good to just put away a lot of the past year. Obviously there were soldiers following everything I was doing, or there were others who didn’t have a clue.”
What an inspiration!! Hopefully the government will realize soon what MORONIC policy “don’t ask, don’t tell” is and men like Choi can go back and being able to serve their country in peace!
[Image via AP Images.]
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