Bonus applications for Persian Gulf veterans now available

Applications for the state Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans' Bonus Program are available at my PA House Web site.

Under the program, eligible Persian Gulf War veterans can receive $75 for each month of service in the first Persian Gulf War. Prisoners of war and the families of troops who died as a result of the war can receive $5,000.

To qualify for the program, a veteran must have served on active duty in the Persian Gulf during the period from Aug. 2, 1990, to Aug. 31, 1991; received the Southwest Asia Service Medal; been a legal resident of Pennsylvania at the time of military service; and served under honorable conditions.

The deadline to apply is Aug. 31, 2015.

Please share this information with any Persian Gulf War veteran you know who may qualify for this bonus.

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