Last Person to Receive a Civil War Pension Dies at 90

The Department of Veterans Affairs' motto is "to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan."

The meaning of those words was perhaps never more apparent than in the case of Irene Triplett, who died Tuesday from surgical complications following a fall at a North Carolina nursing home, according to The Wall Street Journal. She was the last person to receive a pension from a veteran's Civil War service.

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Such an odd piece of history...

Quote from: Solar on June 04, 2020, 09:31:33 AM
Such an odd piece of history...

That's why I didn't comment on it. I posted it because it is a piece of history being odd and all.