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A COUNCILLOR discharged with disgrace from the Army for being gay has welcomed moves to allow military personnel dismissed for their sexuality to reclaim their medals.
Dave Kelsey, who served in Northern Ireland, spent six months in military prison and was kicked out of the armed forces after his homosexuality was discovered. His service medal was later taken from him.
But he will now be able to reclaim it after the announcement of a new policy yesterday. Veterans minister Johnny Mercer said the new system corrected the “historic injustice”.
Cllr Kelsey, BCP Council’s Armed Forces Covenant Board representative, joined the Army at the age of 16 and two years later was deployed to Ballykelly. ....

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