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Nonprofits urge Biden to pardon veterans with bad paper discharges

Buoyed by Joe Biden's pardon of his son, veterans advocates are urging the president to use his pardoning power to help veterans with bad paper discharges.

By Nikki Wentling

5 months ago

Biden’s pardons still fall short for many LGBTQ veterans

Neither the White House nor the Defense Department could tell The War Horse exactly how many veterans will benefit — or why so many others are left out.

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse

10 months ago

Here’s how troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for pardons

The Pentagon launched a webpage detailing how troops convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex can apply for pardons.

By Tara Copp, AP

11 months ago

Here’s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship

Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.

By Sarah Sicard and J.D. Simkins

3 years ago

Settlement will ease process for Army veterans looking to upgrade less-than-honorable discharges

Up to 50,000 veterans may benefits from the rule changes, advocates said.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

VA should already care for veterans with bad-paper discharges, experts say

Congress is ooking into the issue of whether the VA is wrongfully denying services to veterand with bad-paper dischrarges.

By Meghann Myers

5 years ago