There were lots of interesting panels and great speeches at Netroots Nation this week, but the confrontation between Lt. Dan Choi who was discharged under DADT was probably the emotional highlight.
During the Q&A session with Harry Reid, Lt. Dan Choi came on stage and gave Harry Reid his DADT discharge papers and his West Point graduation ring. Harry Reid said that he couldn’t accept a ring that he hadn’t earned. Choi said it meant nothing since he was discharged. Reid said he would keep the ring until the DADT repeal was signed and return it then. Then the two men embraced. I’m telling you, there was no dry eye in the house.