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By Rachel D’Oro
Anchorage, Alaska (AP)
The Secretary of the Army has authorized emergency funds to supplement a reduction in retirement pay for veterans of a largely Native militia formed to guard the territory of Alaska during World War II, Alaska’s congressional delegation said.
The reduction was a result of misinterpretation of a federal law that recognized the Alaska Territorial Guard’s service as federal active duty, Army officials said. A new interpretation of the law says service in the five-year guard no longer counts toward the military’s 20-year minimum for retirement pay.
Anchorage, Alaska (AP)
The Secretary of the Army has authorized emergency funds to supplement a reduction in retirement pay for veterans of a largely Native militia formed to guard the territory of Alaska during World War II, Alaska’s congressional delegation said.
The reduction was a result of misinterpretation of a federal law that recognized the Alaska Territorial Guard’s service as federal active duty, Army officials said. A new interpretation of the law says service in the five-year guard no longer counts toward the military’s 20-year minimum for retirement pay.
