Nearly eight years after her husband’s death left her to raise their newborn son alone, Gold Star wife Brittany Jacobs is trying to ensure that families like hers receive their full survivor benefits from the U.S. government.
Jacobs’ husband, Marine Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, was killed in a training accident on Oct. 24, 2011 when an amphibious assault vehicle slipped into a ravine. Her son, Christian, was just eight months old at the time.
Like many widows, Jacobs was rushed through a scourge of paperwork, in part so that she could start receiving the benefits offered to the surviving family members of service members.
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The men and women who keep our freedoms second nature, should have their families taken care of when they give the ultimate sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteThe survivors left behind by our warriors deserve our full attention and support, not some sleight-of-hand promises.
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