Petition for 'Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II

"My father, Eugene J. Kruse, who died in 1974, was a Merchant Marine from approx. 1943-1946 and was on the Hobart Baker when it was bombed in the South Pacific. It's too late for my parents to know about the recognition finally, but it would be an honor fo"

"My father was in the merchant marine. I know he dropped out of high school to join. He is no longer with us, but my mother has told us some thing my father saw and went through. This recognition is long overdue. Please let me know where this petition stan"

"I have a dear friend with an ill mother that needs her late husbands benefits due her."

"My Grandparent and 3 Uncles have served during this timeframe. They have done what was asked of them. We need to do what is right of us.Please present this petition to the 111th Congress. Thank You."

"Pass this bill before the Mariners are all gone"

"The mariners are almost gone now."

"Please sign this bill. My father was a Merchant Marine and would greatly appreciate this tribute."

"For my Dad who was with the Merchant Marines in the Pacific during WWII. He will celebrate his 91st birthday in August. I love you so much and I'm so proud of you Dad!"

"If they took the risk, they deserve the same benefits."

"62 years overdue!!"

"Alittle late but better late... for my father."

"The Mariners need all the help we can give them. It has been much to long giving them help for the part they played in WWII. Soon, there will be none of them around to help!"

"My husband was in the Merchant Marines from 1944 to 1966 serving in the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. He never received benefits."

"GIVE BENEFITS TO OUR VETS"