In an interview with The New York Times, Jeh C. Johnson, the Defense Department’s general counsel and co-author of the Pentagon study on “don’t ask, don’t tell” released last week, recalled his own family history in the military’s integration of African American service members in the 1940s.

Arizona Sen. John McCain said the only reason the “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal is a hot issue in Washington is due to a pandering presidential candidate looking for votes in 2008.

Katherine Miller, a top West Point cadet, resigned this year because of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and now she wants to get back into the military.

GQ has named their man of the year: Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. GQ calls the nation’s highest-ranking military member a “game changer” for his Congressional testimony that accelerated “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal earlier this year.

Lt. Dan Choi reflects on Veteran’s Day and the fight to repeal DADT.

Tuesday afternoon in New York’s Times Square, Choi triumphantly walked into a military recruiting station and reenlisted in the Army, thanks to a court decision earlier that day which froze enforcement of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. He’s likely among the first openly gay service members to return after being expelled.