Hazard Pay and the War We Won't Call It A recent viral social media post by Libby Klinner, widow of Maj.
Alex Klinner, has shed light on a bureaucratic nightmare faced by many military families when dealing with benefits and pay for fallen service members.
The Air Force initially denied hazard pay and combat related tax breaks to her husband's family, citing the Pentagon's refusal to label U. S. operations in the Middle East as a "war.