NORFOLK, Va. — The Defense Department's old Don't Ask Don't Tell policy barring openly gay, lesbian or bisexual people from military service was repealed by President Barrack Obama in 2010. Under it, ...

The Pentagon's proactive action last week to upgrade discharge codes for hundreds of LGBTQ+ veterans applied only to those forced out under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, leaving out the thousands separated ...

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 ...

The Montgomery County Recorder’s Office will begin recording veterans’ discharge documents and signing them up for the Veteran ID Card Program at locations outside the County Administration Building ...

Photo: Bumbleedee/Dreamstime.com Subscribe free to Metro Weekly’s digital magazine for the stories that matter most. The U.S. Department of Defense upgraded the dismissals of 820 former military ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – George Rose has his father’s medal pins in his kitchen in Chili. There’s a Purple Heart; Bronze and Silver Stars; Vietnam Service Medal; Captain’s Bars; and a Green Beret. Rose says ...