Dan Choi still in uniform
Yeah, I guess Dan Choi gets all of his moral authority from his uniform because it’s hard to find a picture of him in other clothes these days. Here he is in uniform a year after he was booted from the Army, in Kansas, protesting that the Kansas governor attended a prayer meeting in Texas;
The protesters complied with Hatcher’s request and proceeded with the rally, highlighted by a speech from West Point graduate and former Army Lt. Dan Choi, who was discharged in 2010 under the military’s Don’t Ask,Don’t Tell policy. Witt, Topeka City Councilman Chad Manspeaker and Topeka lawyer Pedro Irigonegaray also addressed the spirited crowd.
Choi said he was willing to give his life in defense of country throughout his time in the military but now is fighting some something inevitable and unconditional, freedom and equality for all people.
Choi, who wore his Army uniform to the rally, said the uniform was for all Americans, not just straight men and women.
Anyone who won’t fight for freedom, justice and equality for everyone doesn’t deserve to wear the uniform, he said, adding that Brownback isn’t fight for freedom and justice for all Kansans.
I like (well, that’s not true, I don’t like it very much at all) how Dan Choi, the guy who punches his subordinates, pals around with PFCs and chains himself to the White House fence in uniform while serving as an officer in the military pretends that he’s the sole arbiter of who can and who can’t wear the uniform.
And I don’t get the whole thing about attending a prayer meeting – it seems to me that governor can attend a prayer meeting if he wants to attend a prayer meeting without some drama queen dick protesting it. Now, I haven’t been to church in decades, but I’m not going to stand in someone else’s way to prevent them from attending.
And, of course, Choi misrepresents the disagreement between the capitol police and the protesters. According to the left, the police wouldn’t let Choi carry an American flag and tried to take them from him, but the law says that their flags couldn’t be on poles or sticks that could be used as weapons and the police were enforcing that law. But the Left reports it thusly;
The police threatened to arrest those who would not turn in their American flags. Choi dared the police officers to take his flag.
Police backed down when challenged by Choi and other protesters who claimed their First Amendment rights to express themselves through the American flag.
Yeah, they backed down because Choi is so tough and brawny. maybe the police heard how he punched a platoon sergeant in the chest at Fort Drum.
And where is Choi getting his money to fly around the world to become an international pain-in-the-ass, anyway?
Thanks to Kris for the link.
Category: Military issues
Choi needs to get his ass kicked every time he shows up at anything dressed in uniform. he doesn’t deserve to wear it.
Cute double entendre he has going on with his regimental affiliation. The Fighting 69th? Really Danny boy (see what I did there)?
A rainbow in the middle of the crest… 69…. Dan Choi… oy vey…………..
Thanks for the hat tip! Now I just need a blog.
Good ‘ol Choi, he of the, “Freedom for me, but not for thee!” crowd.
Tell me, Dan–may I call you Bone Smuggler?–can you 1–point to the specific AR which allows you to wear your uniform after having been booted/resigned your commission, 2–show me what part of EEOC rules are violated by not being allowed to foist your lifestyle and force acceptance thereof on the rest of us, 3–how a governor of a sitting state attending a non-partisan prayer meeting (and thereby practicing his rights under the First Amendment) somehow infringes upon yours?
Now is the point where I’d tell you to go eat a fat bag of dicks, but you’d enjoy it too much.
Well I havent been in the military in YEARS but, I thought it was against the regs to appear in uniform at any political events/protests. Also it is against the law to wear the uniform unless you have a waiver, if you arent in the military you cannot continue to wear the uniform.
CW–that’s true about wearing of the uniform at political events regardless of status, but if you’re retired you’re allowed to wear the uniform at authorized official functions such as VFW parade, various military balls, etc., IIRC. (Any retirees please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.)
Sparky, you are correct on the wear of the uniform for retired military at the functions that you mention. I’ll be dusting mine off next May for my son’s West Point graduation and commisioning. Will I have to salute him?? 😉
Biermann…make sure you get the first one…
Does the Army do the custom of the silver dollar for the first salute?
Sparky: yes, they do have the custom. With inflation it’s now 2 silver dollars and a quarter.
Sparky, in keeping with your thought in #4, mayhaps Choi could go suck-start a Harley?
Typical of the crowd on the left, the First Amendment, or any part of the Constitiution, only applies to them, not to anyone they deem not worthy.
WTF! The guy in the blue T-shirt and jeans standing the back looks like he has a baby bump.
was Choi EVER a part of 69th Inf? And I’m pretty sure the Regs demand he take the damned uniform off unless at a Veteran Organization.
Choi requires Cu&t Punt.
Because of the way he’s been handled up until now, Choi has well and truly got the bit in his teeth.
The only good thing about that is, HORSES with the bit in their teeth will occasionally run themselves right off a cliff.
We may just get to see the same kind of wreck with Choi.
Yeah I remember this guy was all about “respect”, “self-expression”, and letting “everyone” wear the uniform…except that he wasn’t. In the summer of 2001 I was a Plebe at West Point and this fruit cake was the most hazing douchebag around. It was always about him. He was in charge. Do what he said. Seems the only thing that’s changed is he’s now the victim.
If he’s not currently in the service and he’s separated, he has no legal right to wear the uniform. IIRC, he can actually have it confiscated.
Actually he can still wear the uniform. Anyone that has served during time of war can wear their uniform, but, it is more restrictive than what retired military. And no one is to wear their uniform at anything to do with politics or any kind of protest.
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/uniformwear.htm Federal laws concerning the wear of the United States Military uniforms by people not on active duty are published in the United States Code (USC). Specifically, 10 USC, Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 45, Sections 771 and 772. Section 771 states: Except as otherwise provided by law, no person except a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, as the case may be, may wear – (1) the uniform, or a distinctive part of the uniform, of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps; or (2) a uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part of the uniform of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps Section 772 lists some exceptions: (a) A member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard may wear the uniform prescribed for the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be. (b) A member of the Naval Militia may wear the uniform prescribed for the Naval Militia. (c) A retired officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may bear the title and wear the uniform of his retired grade. (d) A person who is discharged honorably or under honorable conditions from the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may wear his uniform while going from the place of discharge to his home, within three months after his discharge. (e) A person not on active duty who served honorably in time of war in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may bear the title, and, when authorized by regulations prescribed by the President, wear the uniform, of the highest grade held by him during that war. (f) While portraying a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, an actor in a theatrical or motion-picture production may wear the uniform of that armed force if the portrayal does not tend to discredit that armed force. (g) An officer or resident of a veterans’ home administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs may wear such uniform as the Secretary of the military… Read more »