They Kept Their
Promise.
We Keep Ours.

In 1776, the 1st Continental Congress recruited more than 230,000 soldiers to fight for American independence, promising pensions, benefits, and support in exchange for their service. Those promises were never kept. The pay they received became worthless. The first pension for common soldiers didn't arrive until 35 years after the war ended — by then, most had already died or succumbed to their injuries. Only 850 ever received what they were actually promised. The Eight Fifty Committee exists because the gap between what veterans are promised and what they receive has never closed.