In military news, Lt. Dan Choi has received an honorable discharge from the Army for publicly admitting he is gay. Choi has been one of the military’s most vocal critics of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

Lt. Dan Choi: “I have no resentment. I have no regret to anybody in the military. This is clearly a failure of our government. We all know that America’s promises are not manifest yet, so long as gay or transgendered people are getting kicked out of their workplaces, fired for telling the truth or expressing who they are.”

On Saturday, at the Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was forced to address Dan Choi’s discharge after he was handed Choi’s West Point ring and discharge papers by Joan McCarter on stage.

Joan McCarter: “This morning, Dan Choi gave me this to give to you. That’s his West Point ring. He says it doesn’t mean what it did mean to him anymore. And this is his discharge.”

Harry Reid agreed to keep Dan Choi’s ring until he passed a repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Moments later, Choi joined Reid on stage and gave the Majority Leader a hug.

Sen. Harry Reid: “When we get it passed, you’ll take it back, right?”

Dan Choi: “I sure will, but I’m going to hold you accountable.”

Sen. Harry Reid: “OK, that’s good.”