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  2. Honorable Service Lapel Button - Wikipedia

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    The Honorable Service Lapel Button, colloquially called "Ruptured Duck" by the members of the military, was a lapel button awarded for honorable Federal military service between 1925 and 1946. [1] The award, designed by Anthony de Francisci , was issued for wear on the left lapel of civilian clothing upon discharge .

  3. Military discharge - Wikipedia

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    With a dishonorable discharge, all or almost all benefits are forfeited, regardless of any past honorable service, and this type of discharge is regarded as shameful in the military. As with many bad conduct discharges, dishonorable discharges are normally preceded by military prison sentences and are formally issued after completion of both ...

  4. Transgender US service members will be separated from ... - AOL

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    The service members who will be separated will receive honorable discharges unless their record indicates they should receive a lower-level discharge. Receiving an honorable discharge means they ...

  5. Section 8 (military) - Wikipedia

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    Section 8 was a category of military discharge employed by the United States Armed Forces which was used for servicemembers judged mentally unfit for service. The term "Section 8" eventually came to mean any service member given such a discharge, or behaving as if deserving such a discharge, as in the expression, "he's a Section 8".

  6. Pentagon to consider honorable discharges for gay veterans ...

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    The U.S. Department of Defense will consider granting honorable discharges to more than 30,000 gay and bisexual veterans who were barred from serving in the military because of their sexual ...

  7. Opinion: Why an 'honorable' discharge is a part of a ... - AOL

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    This Veterans Day, consider the injustices created by the Pentagon's subjective decisions about servicemembers' honor and shame.

  8. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces

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    Service ribbons, ribbon devices, and badge awards displayed on a Command Master Chief Petty Officer's service uniform. Various medals, service ribbons, ribbon devices, and specific badges recognize military service and personal accomplishments of members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

  9. Separation (United States military) - Wikipedia

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    Upon separation, they receive Department of Defense Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD 214), which verifies their military service. [ 1 ] Former service members must present DD 214 to receive Veterans Administration benefits. [ 2 ]