Vets ask Obama to pardon thousands of ex-soldiers with 'bad paper' that could affect their military benefits

Pete Souza/The White House A prominent U.S. veterans organization is making a Hail Mary plea to President Barack Obama in hopes that he’ll help thousands of vets before he leaves office and Donald Trump takes over. The Vietnam Veterans of America is asking Obama to issue pardons to post-9/11 veterans who leftthe military with what’s known as “bad paper,” discharge records reflecting anything from criminal violations to diagnoses of mental disorders. Bad paper can affect a veteran’s abi...