Answer the following question, but give the rationale first. During the time immediately after 9/11, was don't ask don't tell still in place?

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Don't ask don't tell was the official military policy for LGBT service members until 2011. 9/11 Occured on September 11th, 2001. So the final answer is yes.