A bipartisan wounded warrior assistance bill proposes providing a minimum of one year of basic pay as severance for anyone whose military service is cut short by combat injuries, and six months of pay for those who are retired on disability for noncombat reasons. The bill will allow disabled veterans medically retired from the military to receive both full military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.