58,000 veterans inch closer to getting $17,400 more on average in benefits

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Hundreds gather for the 79th National Veterans Day Parade, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Birmingham, Ala. The parade is the nation’s oldest Veterans Day parade, first celebrated in 1947 to honor service members of all U.S. conflicts. (Will McLelland/AL.com)

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday advanced the Major Richard Star Act, a bill that would allow veterans medically retired before 20 years of service because of combat-related disabilities to receive their full military retirement pay.



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