In this Sept. 12, 2011 photo, Melvin Dwork talks to a reporter at his home in New York. Nearly 70 years after Dwork was expelled from the Navy for being gay, the military is changing his discharge from “undesirable” to “honorable,” marking what is believed to be the first time the Pentagon has taken such a step on behalf of a World War II veteran since the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)