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WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- An Iraq war veteran who opposed the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy says he has received an honorable discharge from the Army.
Lt. Dan Choi, who handcuffed himself to a White House fence in March to protest the policy, called his dismissal "infuriating and painful," CNN reported Friday.
Choi said he first learned of the discharge Thursday when he received a call from his commander.
"This is both an infuriating and painful announcement," Choi said. He said he would continue to oppose a policy "that insults the meaning of America."
Choi admitted his sexual orientation publicly for the first time in March 2009 during an appearance on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show," The Washington Post reported.
Choi, a 2003 graduate of West Point who is fluent in Arabic, was an infantry platoon leader while serving in Iraq in 2006 and 2007.
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