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I do not believ Mr choi was an Infantry Officer. His west point graduation photo has him wearing military intelligence officer branch insignia. Here's a copy of his graduation photo... http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2010/02/tustins-lt-dan-choi-back-on-active-duty/
To confirm I am not an anonymous source I am
MAJ (Ret) Will Rodriguez
(Phone number redacted. --Chris (talk) 03:30, 25 July 2010 (UTC))
Please correct his Army branch affiliation.
Thanks!
69.73.12.143 (talk) 21:25, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you. The photo is a good reason to vet the claim, but not enough evidence to change it. Per Wikipedia policy WP:VERIFY, we'll need a verifiable source (.mil, .gov, major media, book) for Choi's branch affiliation. It would be great if you could provide such a URL.
- This article states his unit as "First Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, in Fort Indiantown Gap, PA". First Maddow interview transcript in which Choi states "this is an infantry unit." Second Maddow interview transcript in which Choi agrees when asked if he is an infantry platoon leader.
- A civilian not knowledgeable in inter-branch dynamics might naively conclude from this that Choi was an Infantry Officer. On the other hand, translators would certainly seem to make sense in Intelligence. We state what we can find in a reliable source - can you help?
- Addendum: I zoomed in on the photo in your source, and checked Military_Intelligence_Corps_(United_States_Army) and United_States_Army_branch_insignia and that insignia appears to be for the National Guard Bureau, not Military Intelligence Corps. I will wait 24 hours for your reply before closing this.
- --Lexein (talk) 23:13, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
Not done for the above reasons. --Lexein (talk) 02:28, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
- Over 24 hours, so please use a further {{editsemiprotected}} if necc. Thanks, Chzz ► 02:15, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
I checked his AKO account and his basic branch is infantry. I can't link to it because it requires a password, but he is there. Basic Info
Full Name: 1LT Daniel W. Choi
Service: Army
Army Basic Branch: IN
Organization: 1-69th IN BN
Account Type: National Guard 128.187.97.3 (talk) 18:24, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for checking! --Lexein (talk) 17:56, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
The original commenter is incorrect. The MI insignia is not found on Choi's graduation photo. Choi commissioned as a lieutenant of Infantry, and all photographs of his uniform show him wearing the Infantry insignia and blue cord. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.27.1.18 (talk) 18:09, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
