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LGBTQ Vets and Pentagon Reach Historic Settlement Over ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Discharges

Rolling Stone
Story by Peter Wade
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Landmark settlement grants benefits to thousands of LGBTQ+ military vets discharged under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy
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  • Settlement could make reparations available to an estimated 100,000 gay and lesbian veterans dismissed from service due to sexual orientation
  • Plaintiffs included Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Doelger, who was discharged in 2003 after 18 years of service, and Marine Cpl. Caran Echevarria, dismissed in 1994 after 3 years
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Christopher Doelger, Caran Echevarria, Pentagon
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