Legion Vows Fight

The board of directors of the nation's largest veterans organization informed American Legion Henry Barry Post of Globe, they unanimously authorized its national commander to take all "appropriate actions, with other organizations or singly, up to & including authorizing litigation," to ensure that the Veterans Disability Benefits Commission does NOT attempt to erode veterans disability benefits by offsetting them with the Social Security disability system.

Members of the National Executive Committee of The American Legion passed a resolution giving National Commander Thomas L. Bock full authority to work with the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) & other organizations to block a blatant attempt by the commission that could propose termination of veterans' disability benefits when a veteran obtains a job despite a militarily incurred disability.

The Veterans Disability Benefits Commission is considering whether Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) should or should not be included in its analysis of benefits provided under current federal laws to compensate veterans & their survivors for disability or death attributable to military service.

For more info on joing them in supporting Veterans Benefits please contact the American Legion Henry Barry Post 4, or if you have any questions call them at, 425-3405.