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        1. Victor Fehrenbach is known for The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell ().
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        4. Victor Fehrenbach announced yesterday that he has filed a request for an injunction to stop his removal from the Air Force under Don't Ask Don't Tell.

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          'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Repeal Spares Decorated Air Force Aviator

          U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach stands along the shore of Lake Michgan, Sept. 15, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois.

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          Col. Victor Fehrenbach had been one of the highest-ranking and most highly decorated U.S. military service members facing discharge because he’s gay.

          Now, with the final repeal of “ don’t ask don’t tell,” the F-15 Strike Eagle weapons officer can complete his two-decade Air Force career with the guarantee of receiving full military retirement benefits when he hangs up his hat at the end of the month.

          “When I began this fight, I said it wouldn’t be over for me until it was over for everyone,” said Fehrenbach, who brought one of the many legal challenges against the ban on openly gay service members.

          “In a lot of ways, today means more to me than my retirement overall.”

          The decorated airman, who’s flown dozens of missions during six tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, has spent the pas