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Military Law

Aug. 14, 2010

Decorated Officer Sues Over Gay Ban

A decorated 19-year Air Force flight officer is the latest to challenge the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" law that was used to oust him on the eve of his retirement.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Further fueling an intense fight over the U.S. government's policy barring gays from serving openly in the military, a decorated 19-year Air Force flight officer filed suit seeking an injunction barring his superiors from using the "don't ask, don't tell" law to oust him on the eve of his retirement.

Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, who served in Iraq, Afghanist...

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