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Friday, October 07, 2011  A gay West Point graduate who was discharged from the Army for revealing his sexual orientation and became an outspoken advocate against the "don't ask, don't tell" policy says he has begun the process of re-enlisting now that it has been repealed.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  An Iraq War veteran discharged from the New York Army National Guard because he had gone public about his homosexuality began the process of enlisting in the U.S. Army on Tuesday following a decision by the military to suspend the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Friday, July 23, 2010  A gay soldier from California says he's been honorably discharged from the Army National Guard under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009  A closed door hearing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Tuesday has decided the fate of an Army National Guard lieutenant who publicly proclaimed he is gay.