Hope your Dad got GI benefits or some recognition. But your Dad was definitely not a sucker or loser. That is the ultimate insult for veterans. BTW, I was supposed to get benefits on what my husband paid into SS. I got a letter saying that I would get $631 dollars if they could give me anything. But sadly, they could not. I had paid into…
Hope your Dad got GI benefits or some recognition. But your Dad was definitely not a sucker or loser. That is the ultimate insult for veterans. BTW, I was supposed to get benefits on what my husband paid into SS. I got a letter saying that I would get $631 dollars if they could give me anything. But sadly, they could not. I had paid into Tex teacher retirement from which I get a paltry sum. Seems that they invested in Enron back in the day, which kept retired educators from reaching millionaire status.
My Dad got zilch! While in New Guinea he contracted malaria and sought compensation but the VA denied his claim. Of course my Dad never talked about it or complained...that is how the greatest generation was, unselfish, patriotic and HARDLY suckers or losers! 45 must be soundly defeated!
Unfortunately it seemed most had to try at least three times to get approved. I retired (after 20 years) in 1984, but it took until 2020 to get some compensation for hearing loss related having been hanging on to an Air Raid siren when it went off. It seems it produced 175 dBa at 100 ft, so who knows how much when you are 1 ft away. It was so loud I jumped off the tower (about 20 ft above the ground), and was badly shaken for several minutes. Service members that work in especially noisy environments (Jet engines, etc) must wear approved ear protection to avoid having problems claiming hearing damage, but most people like Artillery do get compensated even wearing all the ear protection available.
My dad was a WWII Veteran that taught me to always buy the National Service Life Insurance like he did, and keep it active for as long as possible. He told me about a recruiter who had 100% of his recruits signing up for it by hinting that policy holders would be less likely to be sent into combat so the service wouldn't have to pay out so much insurance. I'm sure this was just his sales pitch with little connection to reality, but it got him good reviews from the higher ups.
We knew too many Korean War widows who's lives were helped or hurt by their husband's choice to have or not have the insurance policy.
"...The National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) program was created on October 8, 1940, to manage the insurance needs of World War II service personnel. Over 22 million NSLI policies were issued from 1940 until the program was closed to new issues on April 25, 1951. Policies were issued under a variety of permanent plans and as renewable term insurance.
Today there are just over 67,880 policies still in force . Annual dividends are paid on these policies. The maximum face amount of a policy is $10,000..."
The Greatest Generation was great for more than their service. They didn't complain about being entitled to what the greedy bastards claim to be entitled to these days. Just duty and get on with your life. No bitching. Why it is so galling to hear the privileged complain about not having it all. Crap on chump, Bezos, Musk and the whole crew
I agree. The Great Depression made that generation a good generation for enduring that deprivation. Fighting and winning World War II made that generation a great generation for its valor. What made that generation the greatest generation, however, is what the men and women did after World War II in social policies and the safety net. A privileged kid out of a private college may have served next to the son of a plumber. The former may well have thought, "Why should that plumber NOT get the chance for a college education."
De-segregation started with that generation. Obviously, older people like Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower helped enormously. Yet, I believe, that each followed the tacit mandate of mass participation in an existential depression and war.
Yes, exactly, and Japan united a country that was divided, sort of like now. See Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden in 1939. Shocked me to my core when I first saw the pics.
I got a letter from SS saying they owed me 48k. Then I got a letter they changed their policy. It is all BS. I tried to fight it. They wore me down and won.
It was a trip. The “smartest people in the room” are sometimes just the greediest bastards. Certainly true in Texas now. Of course, I question that smart part here.
Hope your Dad got GI benefits or some recognition. But your Dad was definitely not a sucker or loser. That is the ultimate insult for veterans. BTW, I was supposed to get benefits on what my husband paid into SS. I got a letter saying that I would get $631 dollars if they could give me anything. But sadly, they could not. I had paid into Tex teacher retirement from which I get a paltry sum. Seems that they invested in Enron back in the day, which kept retired educators from reaching millionaire status.
My Dad got zilch! While in New Guinea he contracted malaria and sought compensation but the VA denied his claim. Of course my Dad never talked about it or complained...that is how the greatest generation was, unselfish, patriotic and HARDLY suckers or losers! 45 must be soundly defeated!
Unfortunately it seemed most had to try at least three times to get approved. I retired (after 20 years) in 1984, but it took until 2020 to get some compensation for hearing loss related having been hanging on to an Air Raid siren when it went off. It seems it produced 175 dBa at 100 ft, so who knows how much when you are 1 ft away. It was so loud I jumped off the tower (about 20 ft above the ground), and was badly shaken for several minutes. Service members that work in especially noisy environments (Jet engines, etc) must wear approved ear protection to avoid having problems claiming hearing damage, but most people like Artillery do get compensated even wearing all the ear protection available.
My dad was a WWII Veteran that taught me to always buy the National Service Life Insurance like he did, and keep it active for as long as possible. He told me about a recruiter who had 100% of his recruits signing up for it by hinting that policy holders would be less likely to be sent into combat so the service wouldn't have to pay out so much insurance. I'm sure this was just his sales pitch with little connection to reality, but it got him good reviews from the higher ups.
We knew too many Korean War widows who's lives were helped or hurt by their husband's choice to have or not have the insurance policy.
Had no idea there was such a thing.
My dad joined in 1940 before the war started for us.
See https://www.benefits.va.gov/insurance/nsli.asp
"...The National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) program was created on October 8, 1940, to manage the insurance needs of World War II service personnel. Over 22 million NSLI policies were issued from 1940 until the program was closed to new issues on April 25, 1951. Policies were issued under a variety of permanent plans and as renewable term insurance.
Today there are just over 67,880 policies still in force . Annual dividends are paid on these policies. The maximum face amount of a policy is $10,000..."
The Greatest Generation was great for more than their service. They didn't complain about being entitled to what the greedy bastards claim to be entitled to these days. Just duty and get on with your life. No bitching. Why it is so galling to hear the privileged complain about not having it all. Crap on chump, Bezos, Musk and the whole crew
I agree. The Great Depression made that generation a good generation for enduring that deprivation. Fighting and winning World War II made that generation a great generation for its valor. What made that generation the greatest generation, however, is what the men and women did after World War II in social policies and the safety net. A privileged kid out of a private college may have served next to the son of a plumber. The former may well have thought, "Why should that plumber NOT get the chance for a college education."
De-segregation started with that generation. Obviously, older people like Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower helped enormously. Yet, I believe, that each followed the tacit mandate of mass participation in an existential depression and war.
Yes, exactly, and Japan united a country that was divided, sort of like now. See Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden in 1939. Shocked me to my core when I first saw the pics.
I got a letter from SS saying they owed me 48k. Then I got a letter they changed their policy. It is all BS. I tried to fight it. They wore me down and won.
Well that is a drag. It is basically out of money or headed that way; so, there is a lot of finagling going on. Bi-partisan shame this time.
Wow, fighting city hall never works unless you're a chump, or another one with the bucks to start with.
It sounds like you and Fay ran into some of the same issues as retired educators.
It was a trip. The “smartest people in the room” are sometimes just the greediest bastards. Certainly true in Texas now. Of course, I question that smart part here.