SETTLED: Witt Case over as Witt settles down, But the Fight is Far from OVER!

Decorated Air Force nurse and Spokane resident Maj. Margaret Witt has settled, tearfully today, with the Pentagon following a suspension of seven years (2004) and a discharge of five (2006). Witt has been granted full benefits and her discharge will now be removed from her record, according to Seattle Lesbian.

Although she may have won the battle, the war on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) involvement in the military is still raging. Witt originally intended to fight in order to get her job back, but that is no longer her focus. Now, she fights for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

“I was one of the fortunate few who had a legal team who was willing to step up and fight,” Witt told the Seattle office of the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday. In her speech, she also noted that 14,000 service members have been discharged under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

To her comrades, she shared, “I’ll never forget your selflessness, your support and your kind words over all these years. Continue to keep each other safe.”