Widow says Pentagon fixed combat pay for airman killed in Iraq after viral post

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The widow of an airman killed on a combat mission in the Middle East said a military officer told her he was ineligible for benefits because “we were not at war.”

WASHINGTON — The widow of an airman killed on a combat mission in the Middle East said it took a viral social media post to get resolution from the Pentagon on issues related to her husband's benefits and basic pay months after his death.

Maj. Alex Klinner, 33, was one of six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that Read Entire Article