Congressman Anthony Brindisi, D-22, Utica, has introduced legislation to extend burial benefits to veterans buried in a non-traditional fashion, including a Sherrill man who was cremated but not honored with any official commemoration.
Brindisi, a member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, said he worked with Congressman Michael Waltz, R-Florida and the Department of Veterans Affairs on the legislation, and with the family of Sherrill Vietnam veteran Chuck Osier.
According to Brindisi, Osier enlisted in the Air Force in August 1973. He served for more than four years and achieved the rank of sergeant. Osier passed away in 2015 at age 64. Because he was cremated, Osier was not honored with a headstone, medallion, or marker from the VA.
Brindisi’s legislation would extend VA burial benefits by requiring the VA to offer a commemorative urn, plaque, or medallion to families whose veterans were cremated.
“This bill does not add a benefit, it corrects an oversight in the original law,” said Osier’s widow, Donna Osier. “An honorably discharged veteran should receive the same recognition regardless of their final resting place. No family member should receive a letter of denial from the VA because of this. With the passage of this bill those veterans not buried, will receive the final acknowledgement of their service. Our son Chris and I would like to thank Congressman Brindisi and his office for all their work to bring the Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act to this point. I began this journey to fulfill the promise I made to Chuck, over four years ago. I hope I can finally do that.”
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