Keeping The Promise: Lt. Dan Choi and Senator Reid

[uh1hcobra]

New comment to part of an old conversation. Since this individual's decorations were brought into the conversation.

He does not have a bronze star per this picture

His uniform has

Decorations: Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal

Military Campaign & Service Medals: NDSM, Iraq Campaign Medal, GWOT Expeditionary Medal, GWOT

Unit Awards: Army Meritorious Unit Award

[yourliestopshere]

FUCK HARRY REID, YOU POS!

[maverickguy12]

Reid seems a bit too excited about this.

[maverickguy12]

I wouldnt be surprised if Choi became Reids houseboy...

[julesario]

Go girl go awesome moment kiss and hugs

[MouYijian]

Was he actually re-instated in his rank?

[DaleJrbudweiser8]

Pardon me for being rude, but how is Lt. Choi going to have kids, much less grandkids if he's gay?

[TheTomWIlliams]

@DaleJrbudweiser8 adoption

[devildirtstraker666]

@DaleJrbudweiser8 these days their are a lot of ways to have kids including biological kids

[MrSmiles4miles]

Not all Republicans are racist but all racists are Republicans.

[savageinclegend]

What's next?The military will allow fat people to serve?handicapped people?They are discriminated against as well and can't enter the military and serve.there r other discriminators as well. The Military has high entrance standards it rejects with purpose.The US Military is an elite institution & should not be torn apart because America's values r vanishing.Being gay is a choice & is a abomination in a majority of religions of the world.It's a shame this will become part of military heritage

[ShowMeNoHate]

@savageinclegend They already let fat people in the military and disabled soldiers are allowed back to serve their country proud. You are a low life bigot and you should crawl back into your bigoted hole. Eating pork and touching a woman on her period is just as punishable according to the book of Leviticus but eating hotdogs is an American pastime. Do us all a favor and leave your homophobia in your own house.

[savageinclegend]

@ShowMeNoHate Why should perversion be held in such high reguards have you lost your mind? You have no respect or values. Why should devients be put on a pedistal? Why do homosexuals feel entitled to oppress there vain lifestyle on everyone else? You must enjoy raping peoples minds into acceptance. You lack common sense and need mental help. You must accept there are those that don't want to know that your cocksucking faggot or scissoring bull dike as much as you try to politically correct it.

[averagejoe0073]

Isn't that sweet .. giving his ring to another man. Won't be the first time.

[daveyork0]

One man giving another man his ring in this loving public ceremony as symbolic of a covenant undertaken between them: samesex marriage. Ick!

[dgallegos4201]

Symbolism means nothing.

[lifeseeker1]

Prediction.

If the soldier next to you is gay, you will never know it.

After training you may say 'Lets go pick up some women' & he may respond 'No, thank you'

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Some one sees him in a gay club & tells the C.O.,

now, nothing will come of it. End of story.

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These are Soldiers who are gay, not gay soldiers.

Our society just took a huge step forward.

[WHITEHOUSE1600DC]

Pentagon’s own report on sexual assault in the military for Fiscal Year 2009, and published decisions from military courts of appeals over the last decade and a half—have shown that there is already a significant problem of homosexual misconduct in the military

[DillonDee1]

@WHITEHOUSE1600DC - I served as a Naval Legal Officer & the only "misconduct" I ever noted by homosexuals was when a couple of them outed themselves when they got orders for Vietnam. Most served honorably & were no problem for others.

[Sorry4DoublePosting]

Like most homosexuals, Choi mentally unstable. You saw how he had a nervous breakdown and had to be hospitalized, didn't you? Well, that's why they shouldn't be allowed in the military, in my opinion. 

[actionheat]

@Sorry4DoublePosting wow what evidence....pssshhh

[actionheat]

@Sorry4DoublePosting ///you see how mariah carey had an nervous breakdown making "glitter" an poor performance? You see how DADT is repealed? You see how alot of people make idiotic comments without no evidence on this youtube?? As an bisexual servicemember of five years and Iraq veteran, I take pride in my service and would of went long; if, i wasnt betrayed thru fake-asses who put up an front and then stab you in the back. "like most homosexuals" is what you quoted above. what do you mean?

[mangaqueen20]

@Sorry4DoublePosting Being gay doesn't make you mentally unstable. It's dealing with the normal pressures of our on the go, never stop society, PLUS dealing with homophobic bigots like you.

[savageinclegend]

Telling the millitary to bend over and take it will only backfire.

[Filby]

Good on ya, Harry. You pulled through.

This is one significant step toward a better America.

[SoINeedAName48]

Now the military can live with two simple words:

ASK!

TELL!

[Alanball4774]

Uh... you think that Senate Democrats took down your posting on YouTube? Let's just say you have an overdeveloped sense of your importance in this world. Anyway, let's hear it for decency, morality and the highest ideals of this country. And no, LineDoggie, I don't mean you. I mean the people who defeated your bigoted homophobia.

[LineDoggie]

I guess Senate Democrats is a Fascist organization as you removed my previous comments. Dan Choi will not be able to re-enlist as an enlisted man nor will he recieve his commission back. Besides his admitted mental health committment, he violated the Law, Violated the UCMJ,showed lack of judgement on numerous occassions and frankly isnt respected by the Officers, NCO's , and Men of the 69th. He was considered a Joke. Imagine a Officer who was a right wing partisan chaining himself to the WH

[mangaqueen20]

@LineDoggie Silly troll nobody cares what you or other bigots like you have to say. You lost this one, so please go back to whatever cave you came out of and go back to dragging your knuckles and banging your chest. Kay thanks.

Le gasp! A gay man is in the military! What ever shall we do! How will we go... oh look! The world is still going, Armageddon hasn't hit. Guess it wasn't as big of a deal as right wing neo-Nazis were making it out to be!

[LineDoggie]

@mangaqueen20 Listen queen, I served with this worthless POS. 20 years in that unit , 9-11, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Never saw a More UNQUALIFIED officer. NO ONE trusts him- comprende, verstehen sie? NOT ONE Soldier in the 69th Listened to him. He was the Laughing stock of the Unit. the pictures of him being dragged away became posters to laugh at .He had no Leadership position due to his incredible LACK of Judgement. Not one Soldier in the 69th would follow him in Combat due to HIS actions.

[LineDoggie]

@LineDoggie See the left can't stand the truth. Choi is a Laughing stock of the 69th infantry, he was used to count MRE cases (With Supervision). You honestly think ANYONE would follow him under fire after the colossal lapses in judgement he showed? Imagine if you will any other Officer of the US Army chaining himself in uniform to the White House fence for political protest and being allowed to make life or death decisions over others.

[ShowMeNoHate]

@LineDoggie Dude whats up with the hate. Lt. Choi was one of the most decorated soliders in his platoon. The man spoke like 15 languages and saved many asses by interpreting enemy communications.

[LineDoggie]

@ShowMeNoHate Dude Highly Decorated? wrong he recevieved a Meritorious Bronze Star Medal, not the Valorous award. His was what every single SFC(E-7) & ABove receive as anend of tour award. Whether they went outside the wire or not. Ask around if you dont believe me. If he had saved so many Lives the award would be a Valorous one with the "V" device. His language skills are pedestrian I know many Spc who speak Arabic better than him.

[LineDoggie]

@ShowMeNoHate Dude Highly Decorated? wrong he recevieved a Meritorious Bronze Star Medal, not the Valorous award. His was what every single SFC(E-7) & ABove receive as anend of tour award. Whether they went outside the wire or not. Ask around if you dont believe me. If he had saved so many Lives the award would be a Valorous one with the "V" device. His language skills are pedestrian I know many Spc who speak Arabic better than him.

[thelisamannshow]

This brought a tear to my eye!

[captblack]

Now That's Mission Accomplished!!!!

[0o0dead0o0]

amazing, its taken a lot longer than other countries. But very happy they finally got rid of it.

[johnkennick]

2:56 that was a direct attack at Sarah Palin. Awesome.

[savageinclegend]

The last place of moral high ground you have taken from them. Harry ried just demoralized the military . From now on the military will be the victims of mind rape. Get ready for more discrimination. I feel violated for my soldiers and myself that will have to share close quarters with these open devients. Why are you proud of raping peoples minds?

[mangaqueen20]

@savageinclegend HUH?! Raping peoples minds? Are you freaking kidding me?! The majority of the military say that they are open to working with their fellow service men and women who just happen to love someone of the same gender. You sir/madam are a bigot. If a person has a problem working with some one of the LGBTQ community then they need to grow up, and quit honestly don't need to work in that field, especially if it's in the military. Bigots don't need to be in a field that defends the USA!

[savageinclegend]

@mangaqueen20 You mean by grow up Accept hell no. Just like you were genetically made a homosexual. I was genetically made not to want to know your sexuality. By telling anyone that is offended by your devient behavior is raping there minds, the truth hurts . That poll is a fraud theres a liberal progressive working agenda. Your precious Homos have made themselves a bigger target now good job. Stay in college bull dike so I won't let you die on the battlefield.

[mangaqueen20]

@savageinclegend LOL!! You assume that because I support the LGBTQ community, that makes me gay? Aw such a cute bigot! It wasn't a fraud dumbass! It was approve by McCain and the Military joint Chiefs of Staff and the Pentagon before it was distributed. Quit honestly if what a soldier is worried about is if someone in his unit is gay or not, then he/she isn't focusing on what is actually important... You know the fighting or training. Bigots don't need to be in the armed forces and that's that!

[1021ajr]

Thank you Lt. Choi and Senator Reid. I'm even prouder to be an American because of your efforts and the repeal of DADT.

[eatpie33]

Why does Reid have that Louisville Slugger behind his chair?

[1notyourmum1]

I wept throughout. Thank you Lt Choi for your service.  You are twice the man and soldier McCain will ever hope to be.

[Atreyu452]

Thank you, Lt. Choi, for your hard and difficult work. This is a great day for everyone.

[N37BU6]

Lost on everyone is that fact that DADT = Clinton.

[LegalEagleX]

@N37BU6 The truth is that Clinton's goal was open service with no discrimination. DADT was the compromise he was forced to accept after a total lack of support from the Pentagon and most of Congress.

I was around at that time and I remember it all very well......and videos of all of the hearings and confrontation are available on the internet if you search for them.

[N37BU6]

@LegalEagleX

I know exactly what Clinton's intent was. Just read the last comment I left on my channel.

I'm not saying Clinton was an enemy of gays. I'm saying the media, in most instances I've seen, acts like DADT was "Republican" rather than a bipartisan mess. They certainly aren't calling it what they'd call it for Bush, Reagan, or any other Republican president: "A failure".

Republicans get trashed, and Democrats get sympathy. Not that I support the GOP... just saying.

[worldpeaz]

Love you .. Dan and Harry ♥

[mn8man]

A very big thanks to both of these men, but especially to Lt. Dan Choi for his commitment and service to his country and to the cause of human rights.

[southpacific1]

Bravo!

[Deniseannfidu]

Way to go senator reid, way to go Lt. Dan!!! Amen!!!

[aratinacage]

Way to go, Democrats, especially Senator Reid! This was a wonderfully poignant moment that I did not think I would see happen any time soon.

[cos2mwiz]

Lt. Choi is a True. American. HERO. Kudos to Harry Reid & Pres Obama for finally living up to their promise. Hopefully, the pathetic, ignorant, irrational McCain's of this world will soon be extinct.

[mangaqueen20]

Thank you Lt. Choi and Sen. Reid (and every Sen. who voted to repeal this discriminatory law)! I know that a simple thank you will never be enough for what you've done for this country but I say again, thank you!

~Charlene

[SeanChapin1]

This is as beautiful as the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" itself, if not more.  Thank you Lt. Choi and Sen. Reid for fighting the American fight.

[XxSpartaxX]

WOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!! DADT IS GONE!!!! THANK YOU REID>>> THANK YOU CHOI for your conviction and passion to TRUTH and who we are as AMERICANS!!! EQUALITY BABY!!!!!

[adamisalamb]

Bravo - some days the good guys do win victories. Thank you, Lt. Choi for your service and your convictions. NoH8

[filkertom]

Thank you, Lt. Choi and Sen. Reid, for your service and your courage.

[ckpowell23]

Woot!

[zippyman818]

Thank you Lt. Choi for your service to our country.