Discount Gas for War Veterans

War Veteran and senator, VA back discount on gas for war veterans

New York–A Cayuga County war veteran has a plan that will make it easier for all veterans to fill up their gas tanks. More than 50 years ago, Paul Spottack volunteered to serve in the Korean War.

Now more than ever, the words "support our troops" mean everything to him.

Last, month he decided to take action, writing letters to local politicians because he came up with a unique idea. He wants to create a credit card that would subtract a dollar off per gallon every time veterans fill up their gas tanks.

He says it’s a whole new way of supporting the troops.

"I think there’s 250,000 disabled vets in the U.S. and if that were the criteria for somebody to get this card," said Spottack. "If it ever went through, that’s not an awful lot when you look at what they’ve done and what they’ve been through."

Paul got the response he was hoping for…

The military liason at Senator Chuck Schumer’s office gave him a call, and now he along with his friends at the VA are hoping that he can get the idea of the ground.

Ironically enough, he and the woman actually served in the same military outfit in Korea, just 40 years apart. At the end of his letter, he asked "what better way is there for a grateful nation to support our troops?" Paul said if this goes through, he has plenty of other ideas ready and waiting.

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