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12/01/2004: Something's not right about this....
From a USA Today article on Iraq war widows: Deaths in combat ricochet here at home:
The VA supports military widows with lifetime financial and medical benefits. Usually, within 48 hours, a $12,000 death "gratuity" is paid. Most dependents receive a $250,000 life insurance policy. A monthly widow's pension of $967 is provided, plus $241 for each dependent child up to age 18, combined with Social Security payments. And the VA pays up to $35,460 in educational assistance.Talk about a lottery you don't want to win....
In addition, since August 2003, the VA has offered grief counseling at 206 medical centers nationwide.
May, who is used to pinching the pennies of an enlisted man's paycheck, says, "Don makes more money now than he ever made when he was alive." She adds, "That's not a consolation to me."
Len on 12.01.04 @ 11:49 AM CST
