Veterans who were kicked out of the military under policies that prohibited gay and lesbian service members would have an expedited way to get their discharge status upgraded or references to their ...

It's been more than a decade since Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued a 2014 memo calling for "liberal consideration" of discharge upgrade requests from veterans with symptoms of post-traumatic ...

This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. The email came last fall while James ...

LGBTQ+ advocates reached a deal with Pentagon officials this week to improve the process for upgrading military records of veterans previously kicked out of the ranks under "don't ask, don't tell." ...

Monday marked a huge victory for tens of thousands of LGBTQ military veterans. The Pentagon said it will restore the discharge records of 35,000 veterans to "honorable," ending a class action suit ...

While the military has proactively helped some veterans hurt by Don't Ask Don't Tell policies, a recent lawsuit settlement requires the Department of Defense to help far more former troops kicked out ...

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Despite that the ban on gay troops ended more than a decade ago, a surprisingly small fraction of the tens of thousands of vets affected have accessed benefits they are due. The Pentagon has now ...

James Harter, left, is one of only four U.S. service members pardoned for court-martial under former Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 125. (Photos courtesy of James Harter; illustration by ...