tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post8651088981831028792..comments2024-03-27T09:44:59.329-04:00Comments on Free North Carolina: Are Confederate soldiers eligible for Florida's Veterans' Hall for Fame?Brock Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-58637276419741661232015-02-08T13:18:06.376-05:002015-02-08T13:18:06.376-05:00The SCV is strong in the state.The SCV is strong in the state.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-18968776589757856962015-02-08T13:17:21.501-05:002015-02-08T13:17:21.501-05:00Is the state of Florida worthy of the honor of hav...Is the state of Florida worthy of the honor of having the pictures of these veterans grace the walls of the state's Veterans' Hall of Fame? AFAIK, Florida is an honorable state so I believe the answer should be "yes."Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-20403999166730550452015-02-08T13:10:54.622-05:002015-02-08T13:10:54.622-05:00We shall see.
Confederate Veterans/United States ...We shall see.<br /><br />Confederate Veterans/United States Veterans<br />http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=333&highlight=pensions+confederate+veterans<br /><br />Public Law 85-425: Sec. 410.<br /><br />"The Administrator shall pay to each person who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War a monthly pension in the same amounts and subject to the same conditions as would have been applicable to such person under the laws in effect on December 31, 1957, if his service in such forces had been service in the military or naval forces of the United States."<br /><br />Approved May 23, 1958 - SOURCE: US Statutes at Large Volume 72, Part 1, Page 133-134.<br /><br />United States Statutes at large (85th Congress) Part 1, Volume 72, pages 133-134 (also known as Public Law 85-425)<br /><br />Public Law 85-425<br />May 23, 1958 | [H. R. 358] 72 Stat. 133<br /><br />AN ACT<br /><br />To increase the monthly rates of pension payable to widows and former widows of deceased veterans of the Spanish-American War, Civil War, Indian War, and Mexican War, and provide pensions to widows of veterans who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.<br /><br />Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957 (Public Law 85-56) is amended:<br /><br />(1) In section 431, strike out the figure "$52.50" and insert the figure "$65".<br /><br />(2) In subsection 432 (a), strike out the figure "$54.18" and insert the figure "$65", and strike out the figure "$67.73" and insert the figure "$75".<br /><br />(3) Section 432 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:<br /><br />"(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."<br /><br />(4) In section 433, strike out the figure "$48.77" and insert the figure "$73.13".<br /><br />(5) In subsection 434 (a), strike out the figure "$54.18" and insert the figure "$65", and strike out the figure "$67.73" and insert the figure "$75".<br /><br />(6) In section 435, strike out the figure "$48.77" and insert the figure "$73.13".<br /><br />(7) In subsection 436 (a), strike out the figure "$54.18" and insert the figure "$65", and strike out the figure "$67.73" and insert the figure "$75".<br /><br />(8) In section 437, strike out the figure "$62.31" and insert the figure "$73.13".<br /><br />Approved, May 23, 1958.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-9354199214687579222015-02-08T02:33:31.502-05:002015-02-08T02:33:31.502-05:00This will be very telling. Do they believe in the...This will be very telling. Do they believe in their own institution and the Constitution, or do they believe the big, bad, Federals are omnipotent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com