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Nov 10, 2021, 09:33 PM
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And for the Merchant Marines, here's more information:
Veterans Breakfast Club
American Merchant Marine
ABC 13 News "WWII Merchant Mariner sailors to get long-deserved recognition as combat veterans"
Library of Congress "Experiencing War"
Military.com "Everything You Need to Know About the Merchant Marine"
The Los Angeles Times "After 40 Years, Merchant Marines Win Veteran Status : Finally--a ‘Flag and a Headstone’"
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The Defense Department, yielding to pressure from a federal court ruling, responded earlier this month to four decades of appeals from World War II oceangoing merchant marines and granted them veterans’ status.
Under the decision, Iske and thousands of others like him who fought in World War II--and saw their fellow merchant sailors die in it at a higher rate than either Army or Navy forces--are now eligible for full veterans’ benefits.
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Happy Veterans Day to all of our Merchant Marines! Thank you for your much-needed services in the past as well!
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