{"id":11069,"date":"2025-12-05T11:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=11069"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:55:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:55:53","slug":"trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Trump has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1995608447170310453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed the Medal of Honor Act<\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/glossary\/bipartisan\/\">bipartisan<\/a>&nbsp;measure that delivers the first pension increase for Medal of Honor recipients in a quarter-century. The law lifts annual compensation from $16,880 to $67,500, a major boost aimed at honoring the 61 living Americans who earned the nation\u2019s highest award for valor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Rare Moment of Unanimous Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill, led by Rep. Troy Nehls and Sen. Ted Cruz, cleared the Senate unanimously last month. Lawmakers from both parties backed the increase, calling it a long-overdue adjustment for service members who put everything on the line in combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: President Trump just signed a law that gives Medal of Honor recipients the FIRST pension raise in 25 years<br><br>Their pay is increasing from $16,880 per year to over $67,000!<br><br>Taking care of those who are willing to give the ULTIMATE sacrifice for America. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sS6X0grNpo\">pic.twitter.com\/sS6X0grNpo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1995608447170310453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the New Law Does<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Raises the annual Medal of Honor pension to $67,500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quadruples current yearly compensation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applies to all living recipients<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marks the first update to Medal of Honor pensions in 25 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters say the upgrade brings the benefit in line with the significance of the medal itself. Medal of Honor recipients have long carried symbolic weight in American culture, yet their compensation has not kept pace with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/glossary\/inflation\/\">inflation<\/a>&nbsp;or the modern cost of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the bill passed, Sen. Ted Cruz\u2019s office put out a statement&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/senate-unanimously-passes-sen-cruz-legislation-increasing-pension-for-medal-of-honor-recipients-will-now-become-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saying<\/a>: \u201cMedal of Honor recipients are often not retired from the U.S. military and often receive no compensation for the costs of their public engagements. Through these appearances, they share stories of heroism that inspire Americans, strengthen national pride, and support military recruiting and retention. Increasing their monthly pensions is essential to easing the financial burden on their families and ensuring they can continue representing the best of our nation\u2019s values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking Ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new law in place, recipients will see the higher rate take effect immediately. For veterans groups, this represents a major win and a signal that Congress and the White House can still unite behind issues tied to military service and national honor.<a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/profile\/phouck\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class= \"house-ad\"><center><p class= \"sponsored\">Sponsored<\/p><strong><span style=\" color:#ff0004\" class=\" has-inline-color has-text-align-center\"><a href= \"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/vivek-ramaswamy-for-ohio\/humble-ask-endorsement-v\/?source_code=db-vivek-em44-005&#038;recurring=true&#038;amount=35&#038;ex_tid=20251201_GH-OZ.118283_t1762901-3623\">Vivek Ramaswamy needs 10,000 grassroots endorsements by the end of 2025! He can&#8217;t do it alone. Ohio NEEDS your help. [ADD YOUR NAME HERE]<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/center><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump has&nbsp;signed the Medal of Honor Act, a&nbsp;bipartisan&nbsp;measure that delivers the first pension increase for Medal of Honor recipients in a quarter-century. The law lifts annual compensation from $16,880 to $67,500, a major boost aimed at honoring the 61 living Americans who earned the nation\u2019s highest award for valor. A Rare Moment of Unanimous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":9601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[8,962,928,1970],"class_list":["post-11069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-donald-trump","tag-featured","tag-government","tag-medal-of-honor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years - Great America News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years - Great America News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Trump has&nbsp;signed the Medal of Honor Act, a&nbsp;bipartisan&nbsp;measure that delivers the first pension increase for Medal of Honor recipients in a quarter-century. The law lifts annual compensation from $16,880 to $67,500, a major boost aimed at honoring the 61 living Americans who earned the nation\u2019s highest award for valor. A Rare Moment of Unanimous [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Great America News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-05T16:55:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-05T16:55:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Patrick Houck\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Patrick Houck\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Patrick Houck\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da3547d70af46808f0d814d8d1f126bb\"},\"headline\":\"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-05T16:55:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-05T16:55:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/\"},\"wordCount\":355,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Donald Trump\",\"Featured\",\"Government\",\"Medal of Honor\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/\",\"name\":\"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years - Great America News Desk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-05T16:55:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-05T16:55:53+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud at the Royal Court Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/\",\"name\":\"Great America News Desk\",\"description\":\"Your Source for Great America&#039;s News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Great America News Desk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GAND-Email.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GAND-Email.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":148,\"caption\":\"Great America News Desk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da3547d70af46808f0d814d8d1f126bb\",\"name\":\"Patrick Houck\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46950e6be09ff0fc33d9303b6a186c64f86361f91f557ae1802e3a8f550c2b47?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46950e6be09ff0fc33d9303b6a186c64f86361f91f557ae1802e3a8f550c2b47?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Patrick Houck\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/author\/phouck\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years - Great America News Desk","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years - Great America News Desk","og_description":"President Trump has&nbsp;signed the Medal of Honor Act, a&nbsp;bipartisan&nbsp;measure that delivers the first pension increase for Medal of Honor recipients in a quarter-century. The law lifts annual compensation from $16,880 to $67,500, a major boost aimed at honoring the 61 living Americans who earned the nation\u2019s highest award for valor. A Rare Moment of Unanimous [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/","og_site_name":"Great America News Desk","article_published_time":"2025-12-05T16:55:51+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-05T16:55:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Patrick Houck","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Patrick Houck","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/"},"author":{"name":"Patrick Houck","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da3547d70af46808f0d814d8d1f126bb"},"headline":"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years","datePublished":"2025-12-05T16:55:51+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-05T16:55:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/"},"wordCount":355,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg","keywords":["Donald Trump","Featured","Government","Medal of Honor"],"articleSection":["Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/","name":"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years - Great America News Desk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-05T16:55:51+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-05T16:55:53+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg","width":1080,"height":720,"caption":"President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud at the Royal Court Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-signs-law-delivering-first-medal-of-honor-pension-increase-in-25-years\/phouck\/2025\/12\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trump Signs Law Delivering First Medal Of Honor Pension Increase In 25 Years"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/","name":"Great America News Desk","description":"Your Source for Great America&#039;s News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#organization","name":"Great America News Desk","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GAND-Email.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GAND-Email.png","width":600,"height":148,"caption":"Great America News Desk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da3547d70af46808f0d814d8d1f126bb","name":"Patrick Houck","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46950e6be09ff0fc33d9303b6a186c64f86361f91f557ae1802e3a8f550c2b47?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/46950e6be09ff0fc33d9303b6a186c64f86361f91f557ae1802e3a8f550c2b47?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Patrick Houck"},"url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/author\/phouck\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080px-P20250513DT-0232.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11070,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11069\/revisions\/11070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}