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"Last month, the Senate passed a measure which will provide monthly $300 payments to Filipino veterans of World War II. However, it was passed without the support of Republicans. The vote was 56-41 and split right down party lines.
There are now about 6,000 of the aging veterans living in the United States and around 15,000 still living in the Philippines. Most are now in their 80´s and 90´s. These men fought alongside U.S. soldiers, under the command of the American military.
Because of their service, the U.S. Veterans Administration decided that the Filipino veterans were entitled to benefits. That was in 1942. However, in 1946 our Congress claimed that the Filipino soldiers would "not be deemed to have been" in the military.
Thousands of Filipino men answered the call, when President Franklin Roosevelt made an appeal to fight the Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Benefits promised to these men have been withheld for more than 60 years."
"The bill was sponsored by Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), himself a WWII veteran and chairman of the Senate Veterans´ Affairs Committee. He said: The Filipino veterans of World War II fought bravely under U.S. military command, helping us win the war.
Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina led the effort to defeat the bill. Despite a promise which has been delayed for over 60 years, Burr contended that the added payments along with $120 a month already paid to the veterans by their own government were not necessary."
American Chronicle | Republicans Only Pay Lip Service To Our Troops
There are now about 6,000 of the aging veterans living in the United States and around 15,000 still living in the Philippines. Most are now in their 80´s and 90´s. These men fought alongside U.S. soldiers, under the command of the American military.
Because of their service, the U.S. Veterans Administration decided that the Filipino veterans were entitled to benefits. That was in 1942. However, in 1946 our Congress claimed that the Filipino soldiers would "not be deemed to have been" in the military.
Thousands of Filipino men answered the call, when President Franklin Roosevelt made an appeal to fight the Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Benefits promised to these men have been withheld for more than 60 years."
"The bill was sponsored by Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), himself a WWII veteran and chairman of the Senate Veterans´ Affairs Committee. He said: The Filipino veterans of World War II fought bravely under U.S. military command, helping us win the war.
Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina led the effort to defeat the bill. Despite a promise which has been delayed for over 60 years, Burr contended that the added payments along with $120 a month already paid to the veterans by their own government were not necessary."
American Chronicle | Republicans Only Pay Lip Service To Our Troops