Judge orders Air Force to reinstate officer forced out by 'don't ask, don't tell'

Dan82 · Sep 24, 2010

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012990206_witt25m.html

A federal judge in Tacoma has ordered the Air Force to reinstate retired Maj. Margaret Witt, a skilled flight nurse, in a closely watched case involving the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays serving in the military.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Leighton marks the first time since Congress approved the policy in 1993 that a federal judge has ordered the military to allow an openly gay service member to serve in the armed forces.

"Good flight nurses are hard to find," said Leighton, who found that the evidence presented at the trial showed Witt's reinstatement "... would not adversely affect unit morale or cohesion" in her unit.

"You have been and continue to be a central figure in a long-term, highly-charged civil rights movement,' said Leighton, speaking directly to Witt. "That role places extraordinary stresses on you, I know. Today, you have won a victory in that struggle, the depth and duration of which will be determined by other judicial officers and hopefully soon, the political branches of government...

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Leon481 · Sep 24, 2010

Wonderful.:eusa_clap

Hopefull this will be another step towards repealing DADT.

NoLeafClover · Sep 24, 2010

Just caught this on my phone...great news!

x2x2x2x2y2 · Sep 25, 2010

That's awesome!!

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