Last child of a CIVIL war vet still gets VA payments | Drudge Retort

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Last child of a CIVIL war vet still gets VA payments

Only one child of an American Civil War veteran is alive today and receiving pensions for their parents' service, a Veteran's Affairs spokesperson exclusively told MailOnline.

Though it was widely reported this week that two children of the veterans were getting an annual $876 pension from the Department, spokesman Randy Noller said that one of the two, a 93-year-old man living in Tennessee, died last August.

The American Civil War ended on April 12, 1865 with the surrender of the Confederate Army, putting an end to the bloodiest battles ever fought on U.S. soil.

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Good.

#1 | Posted by oldwhiskeysour at 2013-03-21 04:59 PM | Reply | Flag:

The peak year of health care expenditure for WWI veterans was 1969, fifty years after the war's end.

That should help people understand that, rather than paying for itself with oil, "Curious George Invades Iraq" will end up costing three trillion dollars at least.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2013-03-21 05:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

One of my forbearers was orphaned by that cursed war.

No really his father was on leave and the bushwacker murdered him and his wife.

I wish their kids had been provided for after all the suffering they endured.

#3 | Posted by Tor at 2013-03-21 05:59 PM | Reply | Flag:

This article made me curious as to whether or not Confederate soldiers were allowed to apply for a military pension. I'll share the answer I found should anyone else be interested --

...In the 19th and early 20th centuries, only Union soldiers were eligible for military benefits. It wasn't until the 1930s that Confederate soldiers began receiving pensions from the Federal government. Prior to that, Confederate soldiers could only apply for benefits through the State they resided in.

#4 | Posted by CalifChris at 2013-03-21 06:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

Lazy no good moocher. No free gubmint cheese! We don't need no stinkin health care. It's not in the Constitution.

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-03-21 08:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

@CALIFCHRIS

Some state provided some services to confederate veterans and their families.

#6 | Posted by Tor at 2013-03-21 08:36 PM | Reply | Flag:

interesting.

#7 | Posted by ichiro at 2013-03-22 12:55 AM | Reply | Flag:

Survivors' Pension: Tax-free monetary benefit payable to a low-income, un-remarried surviving spouse and/or unmarried child(ren) of a deceased Veteran with wartime service.

#8 | Posted by ichiro at 2013-03-22 04:48 AM | Reply | Flag:

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