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Pentagon in limbo on gays-military court order
Posted: 10.14.2010 at 1:20 PM
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Petty Officer Autumn Sandeen, Lt. Dan Choi, Cpl. Evelyn Thomas, Capt. Jim Pietrangelo II, Cadet Mara Boyd and Petty Officer Larry Whitt stand together after they handcuffed themselves to the fence outside the White House during a protest for gay rights, April 16, 2010.  / AP Photo
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The Pentagon said Wednesday it had not issued written guidance on a judge's order throwing out the ban, and commanders in the field said they did not know how to proceed on sensitive questions like pursuing existing investigations against gay service members.

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