Mom of CIA contractor killed in Benghazi wants change to benefit law
By Jordan Graham, Boston Herald | |
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"Healing is a long process, and it's a very slow process. You heal a little at a time. There's no such thing as closure, there's always pain, you have lost your child,"
Doherty last week sued
She said much of the focus has been put on the wrongful death claim, but what really hurts is that no one ever said the insurance policy her son paid
"It's very difficult to feel that your son has not only given up his life, but they won't even pay you his death benefits," Doherty said. "I want the world to know what they have done to my family. It's devastating, beyond words."
She said since the lawsuit and wrongful death claims have come to light, she has seen an outpouring of support.
But what Doherty really wants is for the law that denies death benefits to survivors of unmarried soldiers with no children to be rewritten.
"I'm hoping beyond hope that this will bring attention to this matter and something good will be accomplished," she said. "Why should anyone who has died not be given death benefits? We have to right a wrong, and it's a big wrong."
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