The widow of a United States airman, who lost his life during a combat mission in West Asia, has revealed that her husband was initially denied combat-related pay and benefits after his death. This revelation was shared in a social media post that gained significant attention on Instagram. The incident has raised concerns regarding the treatment of military families in the aftermath of combat fatalities.
However, following her post, the Pentagon reached out to Libby to clarify that her husband Alex’s final paycheck would include hazard pay and combat-related tax breaks, the Associated Press reported.
‘My husband lost his life because we’re at war’: How widow’s post led to Pentagon’s clarification
Because “we were not at war, libby Klinner had voiced her frustration in a social media post after she was told by a military officer assigned to support her after her husband’s death that he was ineligible for those benefits. The Air Force told her that her husband’s paycheck had already included, but had incorrectly itemised combat-related hazard pay and tax breaks, AP reported. She made the post over the weekend, and after it gained traction, Air Force officials contacted her this week to say they were initiating a review of her husband’s pay.
