An army veteran who was dismissed for being gay has received an apology letter from the UK Government and a ceremonial beret. Linda Garnham, who joined the Army aged 17, was dismissed 45 years ago. This week, she attended a presentation at the National Arboretum Memorial in the UK where she and 19 others received berets and cap badges. She also received a special Etherton Veterans Ribbon, which was introduced by the late Lord Etherton for veterans and serving staff impacted by the ban on out gay personnel in the British military, which was lifted in 2000. In a statement to BBC, Garnham said: "It gives some comfort receiving these things back, and the very bad treatment we received being acknowledged as wrong. "Having this recognition of my five-year service means a lot to me because when you were kicked out you were just left at the train station to come home and you just felt so distraught and what were you going to tell everybody at home. "I felt like a failure." #armedforces #...