The fight against the military’s absurd Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy continues to rage, this time as MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow brings us the case of Air Force Lt. Colonel Victor Fehrenbach, an 18-year veteran with an exemplary record and nine commendations for 88 missions, including major missions in the immediate wake of 9/11 and in Iraq. Just two years shy of retirement and two weeks before he was scheduled to re-deploy, the Air Force is firing him for being gay.
http://blog.mattalgren.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/rachel-maddow-victor-fehrenbach.flvLt. Colonel Fehrenbach is added to the ever-growing list of servicemembers fired for the crime of being gay. The list also includes:
- Air Force (Reserves) Maj. Margaret Witt
- Army Second Lt. Sandy Tsao
- Army (Reserves) First Lt. Daniel Choi
- Kansas Army National Guard Lt. Amy Brian
- Navy ROTC member Todd Belok
This list is just the cases I’ve heard of since President Obama, who during the campaign was boldly vowed to stop DADT, took office. There are 13,000 more honorable servicemembers who have been removed from service to their country because our representatives in Washington, DC won’t remove an obviously unjust law. They won’t act, they won’t say when they’re going to act, they won’t even say if they’re going to act.
Mr. President and other supporters of DADT, you are putting American troops in danger. Next time a soldier is sent home in a pine box, remember: You did this.
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