| Shutdown leaves kin of dead soldiers without money for funerals |
| New York Daily News, by Joseph Straw And Stephen Rex Brown Original Article |
| Posted By: drive- 10/9/2013 8:05:54 AM Post Reply |
| Families of fallen military service members usually receive a "death gratuity" of $100,000 for interment and expenses within days, but not during government shutdown. They paid the ultimate price serving their country — but their government can’t spare a cent to cover their funerals. The stooges on Capitol Hill added insult to tragedy Tuesday when it was revealed that the families of four soldiers and a Marine who were killed in Afghanistan have not received a $100,000 “death gratuity” because of the |
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