Veteran services could receive year-long funding under new proposal
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans celebrated a historic Veterans Day, which coincided with the 250th birthday year of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and 42 years since a government shutdown last overlapped with the holiday.
“One of the things that the government instituted many years ago is, even in the event of a government shutdown, that veterans’ benefits will continue to be paid,” said retired Air Force Col. Mustafa Koprucu, who organized a Veteran’s Day event in Edmond. “Most of all of the VA clinics are still open for any veteran that needs health care. And so, again: that is whether or not the government is up or down.”…