Pennsylvania Senate Resolution 116 urges Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act, ensuring medically retired service members receive full.
Senate Resolution 116 urges Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act (H.R. 2102), which aims to allow all medically retired service members to receive full retirement pay and benefits. The resolution highlights the case of Major Richard Star, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran who died from lung cancer after exposure to burn pits. Due to his medical retirement before completing 20 years of service, he was ineligible for full benefits.
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