Veterans of Foreign Wars LGBTQ+ Posts

LGBTQ+ Veterans · Iowa · Free

VFW posts and resources welcoming LGBTQ+ veterans. Worth contacting for veterans needing to upgrade discharge status that was downgraded due to LGBTQ+ identity pre-DADT-repeal. Discharge upgrade applications can be filed through the DRB or BCMR; LGBTQ+-specialized attorneys help pro bono. Over 100,000 service members were discharged under DADT and predecessor policies — most are eligible for discharge upgrades and benefits restoration. Free service; donations support but never gate access.

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