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Honoring Our Veterans
Our heroes who have fought and even died for the cause of freedom at home and around the world deserve our respect and support.
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The Path to Progress
- Fund and Facilitate Veteran Benefits. Make sure there is adequate funding and manpower to put benefits in hands of qualified veterans. Burial benefits, compensation and VA claims, emergency financial assistance, educational aid, medals and awards, and more are either provided or helped along by the state.
- Educate Those Who Serve. Continue to provide free college tuition to all Ohio National Guard personnel.
- Provide Tax Relief for Soldiers on Active Duty. Defer state income tax payments for Ohioans serving in active duty.
- Take Care of Aging Vets. Expand operations of Ohio's Veterans Homes - nursing home facilities for our veterans.
- Fund Local Organizations and Memorials. The American soldier stands as a living memorial - a reminder to the next generation that they too may be called upon to serve our country. Local veterans organizations and physical memorials tell their stories throughout the ages.
A Record of Progress
- Kevin Coughlin secured $500,000 as a gift from the people of the State of Ohio for the construction of the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.
- Ohio has increased benefits for families of soldiers killed in action from $20,000 to $100,000.
- Kevin voted to allow the state to give financial assistance to visiting veterans victimized by of Hurricane Katrina.
- To help them conduct Memorial Day ceremonies and other civic events. Kevin helped win an additional $460,000 for local veteran organizations.
- Ohio has moved its tuition reimbursement for Ohio National Guard Personnel to 100%.
- Ohio now operates two long-term care facilities serving 888 veterans.
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