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to, to make sure they know they can probably speed up the process by applying themselves. was it a surprise, or did you think this day may come? no, no, i m totally surprised, especially with such a blanket situation. i worry. my codes on my discharge state that i was a criminal, so the actual announcement that was made says if there s no criminal reason for not giving the benefits. i hope they look at that designation that was assigned to me, that s probably assigned to many of these others, i hoe them erase that also. and marked as criminal just for being gay, right? yeah. right. i did nothing but be who i was. you know, i joined the navy at 17. i was just being me. i wonder if you can take a minute, dave and reflect on
mail terr because of their sexual orientation. i want to bring in dave laura. a real face on those statistics. thank you so much for being with us. let me start with your reaction to this news out of the va just today? it s just amazing. i m actually a bit emotional, because i really had to work hard to get my discharge corrected the old way. so for these young people to have this done for them automatically is just remarkable, and it s just justice. that s all it is. it s just justice. can you talk about why it is so remarkable? using your own personal story. in other words, what effect did that dishonorable discharge have on your ability to get benefits for you having served the country? i was discharged in 1970.