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Washington Post
January 23, 2009
Pg. 8
ANCHORAGE -- The Army has decided to cut off retirement pay for veterans of a largely Alaska Native militia formed to guard the then-territory from Japan during World War II. Officials said a nearly decade-old law under which they received the pay was misinterpreted and applied only to military benefits. Twenty-six surviving members of the Alaska Territorial Guard, most in their 80s and long retired, will lose as much as $557 in monthly pay starting next month.
January 23, 2009
Pg. 8
ANCHORAGE -- The Army has decided to cut off retirement pay for veterans of a largely Alaska Native militia formed to guard the then-territory from Japan during World War II. Officials said a nearly decade-old law under which they received the pay was misinterpreted and applied only to military benefits. Twenty-six surviving members of the Alaska Territorial Guard, most in their 80s and long retired, will lose as much as $557 in monthly pay starting next month.
