REP. FILNER'S CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2008: KEEPING PROMISE: EXTENDING PURPLE HEART TO ALL DECEASED PRISONERS OF WAR!
November 01, 2008
November 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif. (51st CD), issued the following newsletter:
Last month, I announced that the Purple Heart will be presented posthumously to all prisoners of war who die in captivity. My bill, the Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act, which passed by Congress in 2006 made this possible. The Department of Defense recently announced its complete implementation.
The law now presumes that the death of all service members who die in captiv . . .
Last month, I announced that the Purple Heart will be presented posthumously to all prisoners of war who die in captivity. My bill, the Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act, which passed by Congress in 2006 made this possible. The Department of Defense recently announced its complete implementation.
The law now presumes that the death of all service members who die in captiv . . .