Insincere service
Henry Brown has cranked out another press release (see. for example, The Hanahan News, June 11, 2003) seeking Korean War veterans who didn't get the Korean Service medal while exchanging fire with the enemy during that war. Reading the published release a veteran might get the idea he has to go through Congressman Brown to get his medal. This is not true as the U.S. Air Force is the lead agency to distribute the medals to US servicemen and women from each branch of Service. The Air Force will provide the medal at no cost, and on a first come first served basis, based upon availability of medals, to veterans who meet the criteria and provide a copy of their discharge paper. All of this information is on the (click following) Defense Department official web site.
Interestingly, this latest attempt to curry favor with veterans (and others keenly interested in servicemen and women) comes from a man who did not serve on active duty in any branch of the service. Brown did time in the National Guard while the draft and the Vietnam War were facts of life. He got out the Guard when his age and head of a family status made him ineligible for the draft and service in Vietnam.
This latest interest in service members and retired veterans by Mr. Brown does not extend to helping them pay insurance premiums with pre-tax earnings. He is not a co-sponsor of legislation re-introduced in the 108th Congress (2003-2004) by Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) and Senator John Warner (R-VA), to allow federal annuitants, members and retirees of the uniformed services and legislative branch employees to pay their share of health insurance premiums with pre-tax earnings. Is he waiting for marching orders from the leadership?
Semper fidelis
Henry Brown has cranked out another press release (see. for example, The Hanahan News, June 11, 2003) seeking Korean War veterans who didn't get the Korean Service medal while exchanging fire with the enemy during that war. Reading the published release a veteran might get the idea he has to go through Congressman Brown to get his medal. This is not true as the U.S. Air Force is the lead agency to distribute the medals to US servicemen and women from each branch of Service. The Air Force will provide the medal at no cost, and on a first come first served basis, based upon availability of medals, to veterans who meet the criteria and provide a copy of their discharge paper. All of this information is on the (click following) Defense Department official web site.
Interestingly, this latest attempt to curry favor with veterans (and others keenly interested in servicemen and women) comes from a man who did not serve on active duty in any branch of the service. Brown did time in the National Guard while the draft and the Vietnam War were facts of life. He got out the Guard when his age and head of a family status made him ineligible for the draft and service in Vietnam.
This latest interest in service members and retired veterans by Mr. Brown does not extend to helping them pay insurance premiums with pre-tax earnings. He is not a co-sponsor of legislation re-introduced in the 108th Congress (2003-2004) by Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) and Senator John Warner (R-VA), to allow federal annuitants, members and retirees of the uniformed services and legislative branch employees to pay their share of health insurance premiums with pre-tax earnings. Is he waiting for marching orders from the leadership?
Semper fidelis
posted by About Henry Brown @ 4:51 PM
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