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Committee approves bill expanding state cemetery eligibility to include Hmong Laotian guerrilla units and clarifying reserve eligibility
Summary
House Bill 985, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Services and explained by Commissioner Patricia Ross, adds Hmong Laotian special guerrilla forces to state cemetery eligibility, moves the qualifying date back to Jan. 1, 1973, and aligns dependency definitions with U.S. Code Title 38; the committee passed the bill unanimously.
The Defense & Veterans Affairs committee advanced House Bill 985 after a presentation by Commissioner Patricia Ross of the Department of Veterans Services.
"The big things that have changed since last year's bill was passed is the addition of the Hmong Laotian special guerrilla forces," Commissioner Patricia Ross said, explaining the proposed addition and other clarifications to state law.
Ross told the committee that the Hmong Laotian guerrilla units fought alongside U.S. CIA counterparts in Vietnam and Laos and that their service has…
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