Famous Sayings: #87 — ‘Dishonorable Discharge’

November 11, 2017

He left the Army with a dishonorable discharge, so it’s hard for him to find work.

Bowe Bergdahl was recently given a Dishonorable Discharge from the U.S. Army because he deserted his post in Afghanistan in 2009.

Tomorrow is Veteran’s day, but the phrase we’ll be looking at deals with shame. This might seem like an inappropriate way to honor military veterans, but this phrase also deals with the somber news from this week and earlier this month. In particular, there were two people in the news who were dishonorably discharged from the United States military and this presents an opportunity to learn about military discharges and their implications.

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