Posted on May 22, 2017
Confederate Soldiers Are Considered U.S. Veterans Under Federal Law-Truth!
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The main controversy on the internet about the status of Confederate veterans seems to center on two pieces of legislation passed by Congress in 1958. The first is part of Public Law 85-425, an act passed on May 23, 1958 dealing with pension rate increased for widows’ pensions for the “Spanish-American War, Civil War, Indian War, and Mexican War, and…widows of veterans who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.” Section (e) of the law states “For the purpose of this section…the term ‘veteran’ includes a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War…”
Confederate Soldiers Are Considered U.S. Veterans Under Federal Law-Truth!
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SCPO Morris Ramsey For this very reason I don't think that any monuments of Confederate Generals or wars should be taken down. This is a part of our history and heritage, why would we remove it after all these years? I see this as political crap and step backwards in this country. I'm a Northerner and my relatives fought in the Civil War, but also have relatives in my family that fought in the civilian war on the confederate side. So, I'm just supposed to wright them off because they fought for the South. Just my opinion!
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SCPO Morris Ramsey
COL Mikel J. Burroughs in my opinion, you are correct. Too much political crap going on and most of it is driving wedges between us.
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Just had some social media about this. Snopes says otherwise. But you know Snopes.
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MSgt Rosemary Connolly
I am a Civil War reenactor (Federal side) and try to stay neutral when politics come up. Most fellow reenactors have acting backgrounds and/or leanings. A friend posted on social media about placing some of the wreaths from Wreaths across America on confederate graves in a national cemetery and then things blew up.
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PO2 Bob Basso
"(e) For the purpose of this section, and section 433, the term 'veteran' includes a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and the term 'active, military or naval service' includes active service in such forces."
"For the purpose of this section" is referring to Section 432 of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957, which set pensions for widows of U.S. veterans of the Civil War; Section 433 of that act pertains to pensions of Civil War veterans' children. There is nothing in U.S. Public Law 85-425 or the law it amends that says anything about making Confederate veterans U.S. veterans or "pardoning" them.
"For the purpose of this section" is referring to Section 432 of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957, which set pensions for widows of U.S. veterans of the Civil War; Section 433 of that act pertains to pensions of Civil War veterans' children. There is nothing in U.S. Public Law 85-425 or the law it amends that says anything about making Confederate veterans U.S. veterans or "pardoning" them.
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PO2 Bob Basso
"(e) For the purpose of this section, and section 433, the term 'veteran' includes a person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, and the term 'active, military or naval service' includes active service in such forces."
"For the purpose of this section" is referring to Section 432 of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957, which set pensions for widows of U.S. veterans of the Civil War; Section 433 of that act pertains to pensions of Civil War veterans' children. There is nothing in U.S. Public Law 85-425 or the law it amends that says anything about making Confederate veterans U.S. veterans or "pardoning" them.
"For the purpose of this section" is referring to Section 432 of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957, which set pensions for widows of U.S. veterans of the Civil War; Section 433 of that act pertains to pensions of Civil War veterans' children. There is nothing in U.S. Public Law 85-425 or the law it amends that says anything about making Confederate veterans U.S. veterans or "pardoning" them.
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