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NBC Montana: Bipartisan bill to rename Butte VA after Montana WWII hero
The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation Monday to rename the Butte VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, in honor of Montana World War II hero Charlie Dowd. Dowd was Montana’s last Pearl Harbor survivor, who passed away in March...
Helena Independent Record: Bill to name VA clinic in Butte after Charlie Dowd heads to president's desk
Montana’s congressional delegation on Monday applauded the House passage of a bill to rename the Butte VA clinic after Charlie Dowd, a Montana Pearl Harbor veteran who died last year. Dowd enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1941. He was...
KTVQ: In Billings, Tester advocates for his Major Richard Star Act for combat-injured veterans
Billings Gazette: Tester visits Billings, pushes for popular bill that aids combat-injured veterans
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester joined veterans in Billings Thursday morning to urge congressional action on a bill to allow combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service to collect Department of Defense retirement payments and Department of Veterans...
NonStop Local: Senator Tester presses on enacting Major Richard Star Act for combat injured veterans
Senator John Tester hosted a conference on Thursday with injured combat veterans to talk about the Major Richard Star Act. Named after Major Richard A. Star, a decorated war veteran who was forced to medically retire due to his combat injuries, this...
NonStop Local: Tester delivers $2M towards retraining for Montanans affected by lumber layoffs