The Air Force Approved My Honorable Discharge

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Helen James applied for an honorable discharge 64 years after she was kicked out of the Air Force. She worked with the Fresno County VA, and they helped her get in touch with the Legal Aid Attorney to start the process. But apparently those records had been burned in a fire. From there, it was hiccup after hiccup, preventing Helen's complaint from being handled.

Helen James grew up in a military family — her great-great-grandfather fought in the Civil War, her father in WWI, and her uncles in WWII. So when she enlisted in 1952, she felt like she belonged. Shortly after, she realized she was being watched.

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