Good news for members of the armed services discharged under the now-repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell policy of the past. Via The Hill: In a landmark settlement, the Pentagon has agreed to give full back pay to U.S. service members who were
January 8, 2013

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Good news for members of the armed services discharged under the now-repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell policy of the past. Via The Hill:

In a landmark settlement, the Pentagon has agreed to give full back pay to U.S. service members who were discharged due to their sexual orientation under the military's “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

The payouts will be granted to service members dismissed from the military under the now-repealed policy on or after November 2004.

“This means so much to those of us who dedicated ourselves to the military, only to be forced out against our will for being who we are,” former Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Collins said in a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the lawsuit.

It's the least they could do.

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