With Veterans Day approaching, Rep. Stephen E. Barrar
(R-Chester/Delaware) is reminding veterans who served on active duty during the
1990-91 Persian Gulf War that a monetary bonus is still available from the
state for those who have not yet applied.
“This program has been open for several years now and more
than half of eligible veterans still have not applied,” said Barrar, majority
chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
Committee. “I urge those men and women who have earned this bonus to get
their necessary paperwork together and submit it to the state.”
Pennsylvania established the Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans’
Bonus program for veterans who served on active duty, including mobilized
National Guard and Reserve personnel, between Aug. 2, 1990, and Aug. 31,
1991. Qualified veterans can receive $75 for each month of active duty
service in the Persian Gulf Conflict theater of operation, with a $525 maximum
bonus limit. Veterans who received a Southwest Asia Service Medal
and were legal residents of Pennsylvania at the time of their service also are
eligible for the benefit. The Pennsylvania Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs administers the bonus program.
An additional bonus of $5,000 is available to surviving
families of those killed in action during the same period.
The program was established by Act 29 of 2006, and funding
for the bonus was approved overwhelmingly by voters as a ballot question during
the 2006 General Election.
During the five years the program has operated, nearly
10,000 veterans have received a bonus; however, it is estimated that nearly
20,000 eligible Persian Gulf veterans have not applied for the state bonus
program. The deadline to apply is Aug. 31, 2015.
More information about the program, including eligibility
guidelines and an application is available at SteveBarrar.com. Barrar also posts
information about his legislative priorities at Facebook.com/RepBarrar.
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