Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009

H.R. 23 was re-introduced in the 111th Congress by Bob Filner on January 6, 2009. S. 663 was introduced on March 19, 2009 by Senator Ben Nelson and 17 other Senators. Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009, provides $1,000 per month to WWII mariners (average age 84) in lieu of benefits not received after World War II. Text of H.R. 23 identical to Text of S. 663

H.R. 23 Passed House by voice vote on 05/12/09. It is no longer necessary to contact your Member of Congress. Please contact your Senators regarding S 663.

Multimedia CD Available
We have an 8 minute multimedia presentation available on CD to show to your Member of Congress or their aide.

It presents a "mini" history of the Merchant Marine during World War II and and is similar to the pages on http://www.usmm.org/cd.html

To request a copy, please send $5.00 payable to T. Horodysky and your usable mailing label to:

T. Horodysky
usmm.org
27 Westbrook Way
Eugene, OR 97405

Information sheet with history of the Merchant Marine during World War II and reasons to support H.R. 23 and S. 663 to present to your Member of Congress and Senators.

You may add your contact information to the sheet, but you may not change it in any other way without permission. You may reproduce and distribute it in any way in paper form. You may quote the information therein as long as you cite "American Merchant Marine at War www.usmm.org" as the source.

Click here to download a pdf file which you can print on your computer. (72K file)

A similar handout without information about the Bills is also available.
General Information sheet to print on your computer. (72K pdf file)

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List of Cosponsors of H.R. 23 and S. 663 11/07/09
Why World War II Mariners Deserve Proposed Benefit
Text of H.R. 23
Text of S. 663
Speech by Congressman Bob Filner
Role of Merchant Marine during World War II
Merchant Marine Casualties
Comparison of Income After Taxes -- Navy vs Merchant Marine
Rumors and lies about Merchant Marine
Merchant Seamen's War Service Acts of 1945 and 1947
Mariners' Struggle for Veteran Status
Rights and Privileges of American Servicemen: Press Release 1943

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Sources for contact information for Congress
House of Representatives website
Contacting the Congress (Juan Cabanela)