Mississippi’s Forgotten Warriors

March 8, 2010

Anonymous The Laurel Leader-Call Mon Mar 08, 2010, 10:18 PM CST

To the editor:

More than 4300 Mississippians volunteered for Sea duty in the Merchant Marine during World War II but were denied benefits under the original G.I. Bill of Rights of 1944.

Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson is sponsoring Senate Bill S-663, called “Belated thank you to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009.” The bill would provide a monthly stipend to all surviving Mariners for their heroism and their critical role in our World War II victory. In May, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed this bill and forwarded it to the Senate where it is being held up in the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

Mississippi’s Senator Thad Cochran has already signed on as a co-sponsor of said bill and now we hope Mississippi’s Senator Roger Wicker will also join the more than approximately 50 co-sponsoring Senators in co-sponsoring Senate Bill S-663 and honor these forgotten Mississippi Warriors. Senator Wicker’s joining in on this bill would be especially meaningful since he is a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

Our Senators need to tell these Veterans that our country appreciates their gallant efforts and that it’s time to secure the recognition and compensation these Mariners were denied after World War II.

– Gerald P. Greig

Laurel

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