`Welcome Home' bonus available for vets.BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. - In response to an announcement from the Department of Veterans' Services that the number of eligible veterans who have applied for a one-time "Welcome Home" Bonus is "alarmingly small," Sens. Stephen M. Brewer (D-Barre) and Edward M. Augustus Jr. (D-Worcester) encourage those returning from military service in Iraq and Afghanistan to take advantage of the state program. "I worked hard to get this veterans bonus bill passed into law back in November 2005 and I am always pleased to hear of our brave men and women receiving these benefits," said Mr. Brewer. "I encourage all eligible service members to apply for this small token of gratitude Gratitude agrimony traditional symbol for gratitude. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 172] Androcles because he had once extracted a thorn from its paw, the lion refrained from attacking Androcles in the arena. [Rom. Lit. that they so deserve." The Welcome Home Bonus offers $1,000 for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and $500 to veterans who served for more than six months elsewhere after Sept. 11, 2001. Both Sens. Brewer and Augustus sit on the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs as the chairman and vice chairman, respectively. Brewer submitted the proposal for the Welcome Home Bonus along with state Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . Anthony J. Verga (D-Gloucester), who is the House chairman of the abovementioned a·bove·men·tioned adj. Mentioned previously. n. The one or ones mentioned previously. committee. "This initiative was put in place to thank our men and women for their service to our nation and Commonwealth and also to help give military families a boost in their transition to civilian life," said Mr. Augustus. "Of course, that expression of gratitude works only if veterans are aware that this benefit is available to them." For more information about the Welcome Home Bonus, including downloadable applications with instructions and guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. , please visit the Web site of the Department of the State Treasurer Noun 1. state treasurer - the treasurer for a state government financial officer, treasurer - an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds at http://www.mass.gov/treasury/veteransbonus/. |
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