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Military Law

Aug. 17, 2010

Air Force Officer Sues to Stop Dismissal

The decorated 19-year veteran said superiors told him they were investigating him for violating the government's "don't ask, don't tell" statute barring gays from openly serving in the military.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Two years ago, Victor Fehrenbach, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, was accused of sexually assaulting a civilian man. Law enforcement authorities later withdrew the charges, but the damage was done: Fehrenbach, a highly decorated 19-year veteran who flew missions over Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, said superiors told him they were investigating him for violating the government's...

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