and now for some good news . . . WWII Vet Receives Long Overdue Benefits . . .

[OneBlueSky]

courtesy of Congressman John Hall . . .

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/NEWS01/801090358/1018/NEWS02

BUCHANAN - Sitting in front of his neighbor's Christmas tree, Navy veteran Kenneth MacDonald accepted an overdue gift from his country that was more than he had ever expected.

"Oh my God. I never had so much money in my life," the 84-year-old MacDonald said.

Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, secured for the former seaman first class $98,777, representing 62 years' worth of retroactive disability benefits since MacDonald was discharged after World War II. Hall also secured an increase in his monthly disability payments from around $110 to $2,471.

"It's a few years later, but I'm happy on behalf of your country to thank you not just with words but with some financial support," Hall said.

- more . . .

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/NEWS01/801090358/1018/NEWS02

[Donnachaidh]

1. I hope he lives to be 105

The sad part is, that may not happen.

That. and all the opportunists that will suddenly *remember* he's a relation to them.