A message from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

Mr. Seth Pollack
Chairman of the Board
Veterans for Common Sense
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003

Dear Mr. Pollack:

I am pleased to announce that the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a
provision to make sure that wounded soldiers - including active duty,
National Guard members and Reservists - do not lose their combat pay
allowance while they are in hospital.

It is unacceptable that our service members can lose their combat pay while
they are recovering. They have put their lives on the line for us. The last
thing we should be doing is placing an intolerable burden on their families
in return for their sacrifice.

Normally a person loses his/hers combat pay once you leave the combat zone. This is good news for those troops. I hope it's retro active.

Semper Fi