Chuck
February 8th, 2005, 07:16 PM
FRANKFORT - Kentucky members of the National Guard and the military
reserves killed while called up by the president would be eligible for a
death benefit under a bill passed today by the House Seniors, Military
Affairs and Public Safety Committee.
House Bill 222, sponsored by Rep. Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, would give
$75,000 to the relatives of Guardsmen and reservists killed while
serving their country. A similar death benefit already exists for
Guardsmen killed while serving within the state.
"Losing a loved one is just as painful whether it was the president that
signed the paper to make it happen or the governor," said Rep. Tanya
Pullin, D-South Shore, who co-sponsored a similar bill.
The current federal death benefit for Guardsmen and Reservists who are
killed in action is $9,000. "Sometimes that $9,000 won't even cover the
soldier's funeral expenses," said Rep. Rick Nelson, D-Middlesboro.
The bill will now be forwarded to the House for the chamber's
consideration.
reserves killed while called up by the president would be eligible for a
death benefit under a bill passed today by the House Seniors, Military
Affairs and Public Safety Committee.
House Bill 222, sponsored by Rep. Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, would give
$75,000 to the relatives of Guardsmen and reservists killed while
serving their country. A similar death benefit already exists for
Guardsmen killed while serving within the state.
"Losing a loved one is just as painful whether it was the president that
signed the paper to make it happen or the governor," said Rep. Tanya
Pullin, D-South Shore, who co-sponsored a similar bill.
The current federal death benefit for Guardsmen and Reservists who are
killed in action is $9,000. "Sometimes that $9,000 won't even cover the
soldier's funeral expenses," said Rep. Rick Nelson, D-Middlesboro.
The bill will now be forwarded to the House for the chamber's
consideration.