A man battling terminal cancer had his dying wish answered last week when he was presented with paperwork adjusting his military records to reflect an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, replacing the other than honorable discharge he received in 1956 when his command found out he was gay. Hal Faulkner, 79, joined the Marine Corps in 1953 and served in Philippines. But in 1956, his otherwise flawless career in the Corps ended when he was discharged after a man with whom he had spent some off-duty time informed Hal’s commanding officer that Hal was gay, according to this opinion piece…