After DD214 demand: Loveland Magazine retracts story

Editor’s Note:

After receiving a “Demand for Full Retraction and Cessation of
Publishing Misleading Information” from DD214 because of the claim that Loveland Magazine published an article that contained misleading information that characterized DD214’s business as an attempt to exploit veterans, we have deleted the story that was published on April 15, 2024 titled “Clermont County offers advice: Protecting Ohio’s Military Veterans”. In the story we wrote that Clermont County Recorder, Deborah Clepper cautioned “Veterans to be aware of exploitative practices”.

DD214 demanded that Loveland Magazine issue a retraction and correction of the “article(s) concerning DD214” which clearly states that DD214 is not a fraudulent or otherwise illegitimate business, and that we “published this article without proper investigation and issue the enclosed statement from DD214 therewith.” (See the below statement of Steve May the Chief Veteran Advocate of DD214 Direct.)

DD214 further demanded that Loveland Magazine:

• Remove the article(s) concerning DD214 from the internet and/or any other medium in which the article(s) has been published.
• Cease from further publication or transmission of stories, articles, etc. to any other news organization and/or syndicate (e.g. Associated Press, Bloomberg, etc.) regarding DD214 and this misleading narrative.
• To the extent you learned this misleading information about DD214 from a County Clerk and/or County Recorder’s Office, ask the County Clerk and/or County Recorder to stop claiming DD214 is a scam, fraud or otherwise illegitimate business, and inform the County Clerk and/or County Recorder that DD214 is a legitimate business offering wholly lawful services to veterans.

DD214 is not a fraudulent or otherwise illegitimate business and we published this article without proper investigation.

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US Army Veteran