By North Houston News |
Nov 30, 2023
Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) has introduced the Mark Our Place Act, a legislation that aims to amend current law to allow family members, Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), or cemetery administrators to request the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a headstone for Medal of Honor recipients, regardless of their date of death. Currently, this privilege is only available to Medal of Honor recipients who served after 1917.Speaking about the importance of this act, Congressman Luttrell said, "We should not put a limited time frame on recognizing Medal of...