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Leonard
Matlovich
(1943
- 1988)
U.
S. Air Force Technical Sergeant
Cachet
by Lambda Stamps of Philadelphia
T/Sgt.
Matlovich, a Vietnam veteran awarded the Purple Heart, sued the U. S. Air
Force for discharging
him
owing to his homosexuality. He settled out of court on 24 November 1980 for
$160,000.
Mutilated
cover officially sealed by the U. S. Postal Service.
Copyright Louis Paul Hennefeld 1983
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