Veterans benefits
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Throughout history war veterans have received compensation. Roman soldiers
were given rewards at the end of their service including cash or land
(praemia). Augustus
fixed the amount in AD 5 at 3000 denarii and by the time of Caracalla
it had risen to 5000 denarii. http://www.roman-empire.net/army/army.html
US Military personnel receive death benefits after retirement from active military duty http://www.nmaa.org/NonServiceConnectedDeathAfterRetirement.asp, retirement compensation, educational reimbursement, and access to substitutionary insurance otherwise unavailable to civilians.
Retired or separated United States armed forces
personnel who were injured while serving on active duty can apply for disability or compensation through the US Department of Veterans Affairs. There are also both federal and state education, health and vocational benefits for all veterans who served.
Archival record of the benefits awarded to injured soldiers and veterans of the American Civil War
began after 1865. Union soldiers received a more committed pension archival effort on the part of the Federal government, thanks to superior databases in the North and a more stable bureaucratic oversight. Turmoil during Reconstruction in the war-weary South made any effort at maintaining pension records difficult if not impossible. Later university-lead research projects would give insight into the history of pension provisions by the Federal government leading up to the Civil War. These analysis shed light on the ever-changing role of compensation in American society and delved into the idea that American Revolutionary War
soldiers received superior care after war than later Civil War veterans.
In 1932 veterans from the First World War marched on Washington as the Bonus Army
,also known as the Bonus Expeditionary Force.
Military history of ancient Rome
From its origin as a city-state in Italy in the 8th century BC, to its rise as an empire covering much of Southern Europe, Western Europe, Near East and North Africa and fall in the 5th century AD, the political history of Ancient Rome was typically closely entwined with its military history...
were given rewards at the end of their service including cash or land
Land grant
A land grant is a gift of real estate – land or its privileges – made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service...
(praemia). Augustus
Augustus
Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
fixed the amount in AD 5 at 3000 denarii and by the time of Caracalla
Caracalla
Caracalla , was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until he murdered the latter in 211...
it had risen to 5000 denarii. http://www.roman-empire.net/army/army.html
US Military personnel receive death benefits after retirement from active military duty http://www.nmaa.org/NonServiceConnectedDeathAfterRetirement.asp, retirement compensation, educational reimbursement, and access to substitutionary insurance otherwise unavailable to civilians.
Retired or separated United States armed forces
United States armed forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
personnel who were injured while serving on active duty can apply for disability or compensation through the US Department of Veterans Affairs. There are also both federal and state education, health and vocational benefits for all veterans who served.
Archival record of the benefits awarded to injured soldiers and veterans of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
began after 1865. Union soldiers received a more committed pension archival effort on the part of the Federal government, thanks to superior databases in the North and a more stable bureaucratic oversight. Turmoil during Reconstruction in the war-weary South made any effort at maintaining pension records difficult if not impossible. Later university-lead research projects would give insight into the history of pension provisions by the Federal government leading up to the Civil War. These analysis shed light on the ever-changing role of compensation in American society and delved into the idea that American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
soldiers received superior care after war than later Civil War veterans.
In 1932 veterans from the First World War marched on Washington as the Bonus Army
Bonus Army
The Bonus Army was the popular name of an assemblage of some 43,000 marchers—17,000 World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups—who gathered in Washington, D.C., in the spring and summer of 1932 to demand immediate cash-payment redemption of their service certificates...
,also known as the Bonus Expeditionary Force.